When you receive something in the mail, would you want the visage of a soldier who perished in the Iraq war staring up at you from the stamp? This is the aim of official War artist Steve McQueen. In Edinburgh, the National Gallery of Modern Art has recently opened an exhibition by McQueen commemorating one [...]
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The Art of War?
Posted in Napier, tagged Art, Campaign, Edinburgh, Gallery, Gentle, Iraq, McQueen, Ministry of Defence, Modern, Rose, Royal Mail, Stamp, Steve, Stop the War, War on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
National Gallery may lose famous Titian to the open market
Posted in Napier, tagged Artist, Brian, Duke, Gallery, Ivory, lottery, painting, Scottish, society, Television, Titian on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A famous and beautiful painting from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Scotland is at risk of being sold on the open market. ‘Diana and Acteon’ is one of Titian’s mythological poesie painted for the Duke of Sutherland of the painter’s time. It is a beautiful and enthralling work and Scotland’s National Collection [...]
