Tag: Ford Madox Brown
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17 Works, Today, April 16th is artist Ford Madox Brown’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #105
The Roman fort of Mamucium was established by 78 AD at a site overlooking the confluence of the rivers Irwell and Medlock. This was a timber fort with earthen ramparts for an auxiliary cohort of infantry of around 500 men. The fort went through several phase of rebuilding and around 160 AD was extended on…
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Ford Madox Brown, LIJAH AND THE WIDOW 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 123
Ford Madox Brown, 1821-1893 ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW, c. 1864 Watercolour, heighted with bodycolour and gum Arabic 40 by 26cm., 16 by 10in. Private collection The shadow on the wall projected by a bird returning to its nest, typifies the return of the soul to the body. The Hebrew writing over the door consists of…
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