Happy Easter
Wishing you a very happy, joyous and blessed Easter. The Last Supper (oil painting on canvas, 1592–1594) by Tintoretto For more on this...
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Eugenia Russell
- Apr 12
- 2 min
The Last Supper by Tintoretto
The Last Supper (oil painting on canvas, 1592–1594) by Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), is a brilliant Mannerist painting housed in the...
Eugenia Russell
- Apr 12
- 3 min
‘Love, the unconquered in battle’: the poetics of defeat in ancient Greek tragedy
Note to reader: WARNING: Unhappy ending! The ancient Athenian tragic poets were excellent writers of character. Among their virtues was...
Eugenia Russell
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Prayer 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 Russell
- Mar 14
- 1 min
The timeless beauty of Bath
These early colour photographs (1890-1910) show the timeless beauty of the elegant and historic spa town of Bath. Roman Baths and Abbey,...
Eugenia Russell
- Mar 7
- 1 min
The sweet briar rose
Rosa eglantaria (sweet briar rose) is a rose native to Europe, North Africa and Western Asia, which thrives especially in high...
Eugenia Russell
- Mar 4
- 4 min
Igor Oistrakh
This piece was written last year to honour the great Ukrainian violinist Igor Oistrakh who died in 2021. Igor Oistrakh - In Memoriam The...
Eugenia Russell
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Roses 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 Russell
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Ten Great Museums & Galleries of London
London is renowned for its fantastic museums and galleries. They cover all aspects of life and culture and many have a long and...
Eugenia Russell
- Feb 26
- 1 min
Red-sailed fishing trawlers in historic Brixham
Fishing trawlers dominated the maritime culture of Brixham for a long time and this image of red-sailed trawlers in Brixham harbour...
Eugenia Russell
- Feb 22
- 4 min
John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) and his search for beauty
I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections and the truth of imagination — what the imagination seizes as beauty...
Eugenia Russell
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Honouring 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 Russell
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Beautiful Tenby
Amongst seaside towns in the UK, Tenby in Pembrokeshire (historically Dyfed), Wales, is particularly lovely. It is distinguished for its...
Eugenia Russell
- Jan 3
- 1 min
‘O my luve’s like a red, red rose’ and other beautiful quotations about roses
So, in the passing of a day, doth pass The bud and blossom of the life of man Torquato Tasso (1544–1595), Jerusalem Delivered...
Eugenia Russell
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
‘Philomela fair’: the nightingale in English poetry
The nightingale, noted for its sweet singing but undistinguished looks, has a long relationship with poetry. It has inspired some of the...
Eugenia Russell
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Historic Brixham, Devon
15% OFF for “Brixham, Devon - print” This early photograph of historic Brixham harbour is one of many images awaiting you and your loved...
Eugenia Russell
- Dec 14, 2021
- 6 min
Fishermen, 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 Russell
- Dec 12, 2021
- 2 min
Homage to Mendelssohn: Alkan’s Barcarolle for solo piano
A hugely talented Parisian musician, Charles-Valentin Alkan was an integral part of the music circles of his day. He wrote his Barcarolle...
Eugenia Russell
- Dec 12, 2021
- 2 min
The 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 Russell
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 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 Russell
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
Herrick and Waterhouse on the transitory beauty of the rose
From 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 Russell
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me - Longfellow
From: The Secret of the Sea (1850) By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Southworth & Hawes c.1850. Ah!...
Eugenia Russell
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
'There’s sweetness in an apple tree,/And profit in the corn': Ch. Rossetti on the beauty of the rose
Christina 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 Russell
- Dec 11, 2021
- 5 min
Romos Philyras (1888-1942), a lyrical poetic voice
In 2022 we mark 80 years from the death of the lyrical Greek poet Romos Philyras (Filyras), and 95 years from his admission into the...