Tag: Frank Brangwyn
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01 Work, The Art of War, Frank Brangwyn’s Mater Dolorosa Belgica (Our Lady of Sorrows), with footnotes
Painted in 1915, Mater Dolorosa Belgica (Our Lady of Sorrows) conveys Brangwyn’s deep concern for Belgium in the midst of war. The cathedral is on fire, smoke rising from its roof. On the left are a group of refugees, and on the right a row of soldiers marching on. In the centre of the composition…
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01 Painting – Marine Art, Sir Frank Brangwyn’s THE LAST FIGHT OF THE REVENGE, with Footnotes
The Battle of Flores was a naval engagement of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 fought off the Island of Flores between an English fleet of 22 ships under Lord Thomas Howard and a Spanish fleet of 53 ships under Alonso de Bazán. Sent to the Azores to capture the annual Spanish treasure convoy, when a stronger…
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