tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700894621471344950.post3610358998894659132..comments2024-01-11T22:43:16.003+00:00Comments on Pre Raphaelite Influenced Art: Pre-Raphaelite Pioneer - major Ford Madox Brown show heads to Manchester Art GalleryHermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700894621471344950.post-10249883035742899332011-09-01T15:02:28.377+01:002011-09-01T15:02:28.377+01:00The murals are here Helen:
http://www.manchester....The murals are here Helen:<br /><br />http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200064/local_history_and_heritage/1972/ford_madox_brown_murals/1<br /><br />They are rather odd in subject matter, several having nothing to do with Manchester or twisting history a bit. Still they are magnificant - and unlike the Oxfod ones have lasted. <br /><br />I liked the Paxman book and video but it was generally panned over here - in summary Paxman does the Victorians.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700894621471344950.post-38585880678717800152011-09-01T14:47:39.367+01:002011-09-01T14:47:39.367+01:00Spooky.
Just 10 mins before coming upstairs to c...Spooky. <br /><br />Just 10 mins before coming upstairs to check the blogasphere, I finished watching Jeremy Paxton's programme on tv, The Victorians. Would you believe that tonight's episode was about the booming cities, esp Manchester. And which building said it best in Manchester - the town hall of course.<br /><br />He didn't say what Ford Madox Brown's 12 murals were specifically about; only that he had selected the hot themes for Victorian Manchester. And did it impressively.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com