#my favourite painting

[grandmaster-anne]

THE PRINCESS ROYAL’S FAVOURITE PAINTING: Princess Anne chooses a stirring sea scape that sparks happy childhood memories.

Country Life | Published 29 July 2020

‘I was not a good sailor, but I loved the week to 10 days we had on board Bloodhound . This picture illustrates her in her element and it’s a real sea. We had our roles, even if I was a bit small for most of the sails, but she had a mizzenmast astern, which was perfect for keeping us busy and out of most people’s way. You learnt to cook without realising because we shared duties. I was old enough and strong enough in the last few years to helm. She had a tiller, which was heavy, but also taught you to feel the balance better. I still don’t really understand wheels! Above all, we went to some wonderful places that we have been able to revisit in our own Rustler 44. Bloodhound has a special place in my life and, to me, this is a special picture painted by someone who had the skill to translate his own knowledge and understanding of the sea, and the individual character of a particular vessel, to canvas’

A1936 ocean-racing yacht,Bloodhound was bought in 1962 for the Royal Family at the request of The Duke of Edinburgh, who also commissioned this painting. After a refit, she was sailed by Prince Philip with Uffa Fox at that year’s Cowes Week. Until 1969, when she was sold,Bloodhound would accompany HMYBritannia on the Royal Family’s annual tour of the Western Isles. Today, she is berthed alongside the regrettably de-commissionedBritannia at Leith in Edinburgh.

It was written in an obituary of Deryck Foster: ‘Very few people in this world get to live their dream. Deryck wanted to be an artist and he made a great success out of living his dream.’ He was born in Bournemouth and learned to sail as a boy, taking his secondary education at King’s School Canterbury in Kent and Bournemouth Technical College. During the Second World War, he was a fitter in the RAF, preparing Lancaster bombers, before being posted to India.

De-mobbed, Foster attended the Central School of Arts and Crafts under the inspired principalship of William Johnstone. He then worked as a film animator and showed his marine pictures at the annual London Boat Show. In 1960, he moved with his wife and children to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, where, as well as painting, he sailed, fished and served as a crewman on the lifeboat. He opened a gallery and sold his work there in the summer, devoting the winter to commissions.

In 1964, he was elected to the Royal Society of Marine Artists. In later life, Foster also made detailed scale models of 18th- and 19th-century ships from natural materials, which became as prized as his pictures.

By kind permission of The Duke of Edinburgh; John Swannell

[hisinfernalmajesty666]

Joan of Arc d.1865 by John Everett Millais.

📍 Private Collection

Millais was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who were a group of English painters, poets and art critics, founded in 1848. Opposed to the Royal Academies support of Raphael, who's style only sought perfection and an avoidance of reality and real life, the group sought a return to the great detail, intense colours and lifelike images in their art. By the mid-1850s, Millais would move away from this art style which is evident in this painting, in which it is more of a Romanticism style with Realist tendencies.

In the painting, Millais has captured the moment of Joan's visions of Michael, Saint Margaret and Saint Catherine, instructing her to lead the battle against the English, in support of the yet uncrowned Charles VII in the Hundred Years War. Joan is kneeling in prayer, wearing chainmail over her red skirt and with sword in both hands. Her head is uncovered and her eyes facing upward, to Heaven accompanied by a forlorn look on her face. The intensity of Joan is captured by Millais, making her dominant in the painting, sans peripheral distractions.

Joan went to the castle of Charles, who was uncertain to receive her. Her mission was to seize the city of Orléans from English control, enabling the safe passage for the consecration of Charles at Reims. Within 9 days of arrival at Orléans, the English would retreat and were defeated and the siege was over. On the 16th of July 1429, Reims opened its gates to the army, with the consecration of Charles taking place the following day. By 1430, a truce with England left Joan with little to do. By May, the truce had come to an end and Joan travelled to Compiégne to defend the city. On the 23rd of May she was ambushed and captured by Burgundian forces loyal to England.

She was put on trial by a pro-English court at Rouen. She was found guilty of heresy and burned at the stake on 30th May 1431. There was a posthumous retrial which revered the conviction and declared her innocent and a martyr in 1456. She was canonised as a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church in 1920.

[glassshine]

YOU 🫵

look at my fish

okay you can keep scrolling

[doctorsiren]

“It would eat you alive, Sixer”

(Available as a print on my Etsy shop)

[whydoihavetoart]

something lgbt is happening

[98chao]

i <3 making dumb art for myself

[eldrtchmn]

Blade of Miquella 🗡️

[imlovearm]

my favourite emo🤭

i already posted this on ig but i should post here too. anyway love u

[nouverx]

I absolutely loved the recent duo print of Alastor and Charlie on streamily and I wanted to make an hypothetical duo print of Alastor and Niffty in a similar style. A man can dream 💀

I also wish he had one with Rosie ofc he needs a duo print with all his girlies. Maybe I'll draw that next time who knows

[floweroflaurelin]

Please undo what I’ve done, Lord. I will never ask anything of you, ever again, if you just give me back the life of Gideon Nav.

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The Descent of Gideon Nav, inspired by the statue El descendimiento by Virginio Arias ✨ Prints are available here! ✨

[mydaylight]

THE GILDED AGE (2022- ) | George and Bertha Russell + art

Couple in the Drawing Room | Carlo Stratta Unknown title | Vladimir Pervuninsky Romeo and Juliet | Frank Dicksee Dance in the Country | Pierre Auguste Renoir Finally Alone | Edoardo Tofano

[hinamie]

ik i've done like 5 panel redraws from 265 alone but this is the last one promise

[andyevej]

And as you stumble through your last crusade Will you welcome your extinction in the morning rays?

[finngualart]

daucus carota

[privodoro]

oh!

[magistralucis]

Bourbon biscuits and tea, guv'nor

(The teacup space marine is finished! 💖)