Eugenia RussellApr 131 minHappy EasterWishing you a very happy, joyous and blessed Easter. The Last Supper (oil painting on canvas, 1592–1594) by Tintoretto For more on this...
Eugenia RussellApr 122 minThe Last Supper by TintorettoThe Last Supper (oil painting on canvas, 1592–1594) by Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), is a brilliant Mannerist painting housed in the...
Eugenia RussellApr 123 min‘Love, the unconquered in battle’: the poetics of defeat in ancient Greek tragedyNote to reader: WARNING: Unhappy ending! The ancient Athenian tragic poets were excellent writers of character. Among their virtues was...
Eugenia RussellMar 161 minPrayer by Hartley Coleridge (1796 – 1849)Be not afraid to pray — to pray is right. Pray, if thou canst, with hope; but ever pray, Though hope be weak, or sick with long delay;...
Eugenia RussellMar 141 minThe timeless beauty of BathThese early colour photographs (1890-1910) show the timeless beauty of the elegant and historic spa town of Bath. Roman Baths and Abbey,...
Eugenia RussellMar 71 minThe sweet briar roseRosa eglantaria (sweet briar rose) is a rose native to Europe, North Africa and Western Asia, which thrives especially in high...
Eugenia RussellMar 44 minIgor OistrakhThis piece was written last year to honour the great Ukrainian violinist Igor Oistrakh who died in 2021. Igor Oistrakh - In Memoriam The...
Eugenia RussellFeb 281 minRoses for Fairtrade Fortnight (21 February to 6 March 2022)How many Fairtrade products can you name? Many, I am sure. Are they mostly food items? They are delicious, I agree. When thinking about...
Eugenia RussellFeb 262 minTen Great Museums & Galleries of LondonLondon is renowned for its fantastic museums and galleries. They cover all aspects of life and culture and many have a long and...
Eugenia RussellFeb 261 minRed-sailed fishing trawlers in historic BrixhamFishing trawlers dominated the maritime culture of Brixham for a long time and this image of red-sailed trawlers in Brixham harbour...
Eugenia RussellFeb 224 minJohn Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) and his search for beautyI am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections and the truth of imagination — what the imagination seizes as beauty...
Eugenia RussellFeb 201 minHonouring John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821)Dear Poetry Lover, On the twenty-third day of February, I will be honouring the memory of one of my favourite Romantic poets, John Keats....
Eugenia RussellFeb 131 minBeautiful TenbyAmongst seaside towns in the UK, Tenby in Pembrokeshire (historically Dyfed), Wales, is particularly lovely. It is distinguished for its...
Eugenia RussellJan 21 min‘O my luve’s like a red, red rose’ and other beautiful quotations about rosesSo, in the passing of a day, doth pass The bud and blossom of the life of man Torquato Tasso (1544–1595), Jerusalem Delivered...
Eugenia RussellDec 16, 20215 min‘Philomela fair’: the nightingale in English poetryThe nightingale, noted for its sweet singing but undistinguished looks, has a long relationship with poetry. It has inspired some of the...
Eugenia RussellDec 14, 20211 minHistoric Brixham, Devon15% OFF for “Brixham, Devon - print” This early photograph of historic Brixham harbour is one of many images awaiting you and your loved...
Eugenia RussellDec 14, 20216 minFishermen, beach huts and a castle: Sussex in early photographs (1890-1910)Fishermen, beach huts, iconic hotels, high street scenes and a fine 15th century castle. Six historic early photographs of Sussex: · ...
Eugenia RussellDec 12, 20212 minHomage to Mendelssohn: Alkan’s Barcarolle for solo pianoA hugely talented Parisian musician, Charles-Valentin Alkan was an integral part of the music circles of his day. He wrote his Barcarolle...
Eugenia RussellDec 12, 20212 minThe rich literary world of Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) From Racine to Victor Hugo, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) drew on a rich literary world. As it has been reported recently, Camille...
Eugenia RussellDec 11, 20211 min'Loveliest of trees'From ‘Loveliest of trees, the cherry now’, A Shropshire Lad By A.E. Housman (1859–1936) Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with...
Eugenia RussellDec 11, 20211 minHerrick and Waterhouse on the transitory beauty of the roseFrom Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May by Robert Herrick (1591–1674) Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this...
Eugenia RussellDec 11, 20211 minAh! what pleasant visions haunt me - LongfellowFrom: The Secret of the Sea (1850) By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Southworth & Hawes c.1850. Ah!...
Eugenia RussellDec 11, 20211 min'There’s sweetness in an apple tree,/And profit in the corn': Ch. Rossetti on the beauty of the roseChristina G. Rossetti (1830–94) from A Nursery Rhyme Book John William Waterhouse, The Soul of the Rose or My Sweet Rose, 1908 'There’s...
Eugenia RussellDec 11, 20215 minRomos Philyras (1888-1942), a lyrical poetic voiceIn 2022 we mark 80 years from the death of the lyrical Greek poet Romos Philyras (Filyras), and 95 years from his admission into the...