King Charles III by Jonathan Yeo "You've got red on you." This line becomes a running gag throughout the film, Shaun of the Dead (2004). Now we all know someone else with red on him. The King's new portrait, a masterpiece of controversy! Painted by the renowned Jonathan Yeo, it's the talk of the town. … Continue reading You’ve Got Red On You
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The Decameron – Giovanni Boccaccio
A few moons ago, studying the Art History element of my degree, I came across an illustration on the side of a cassone in the National Gallery in Edinburgh; I was fascinated, especially as this particular one had an image which related to the title of this post. Cassone is an Italian term for a … Continue reading The Decameron – Giovanni Boccaccio
Carpet Burns!
Not so very long ago - though it feels like a lifetime away, tucked somewhere between youthful folly and the first stirrings of adulthood - I committed an act of such ridiculous misjudgement that it ought to belong to those halcyon days of childhood I so fondly recount. And yet, here I am, book in … Continue reading Carpet Burns!
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