Let us enter a world we had no idea existed, a curious scene that is fast disappearing, a culture significantly remote from our own experiences to truly be exotic, but one that is also mythical in appeal and grandly spectacular. Read the rest
Similar Stories to African Kings: Portraits Of A Disappearing era on Bing News
Kevin Kelly, Boing Boing
Thu, 10/23/2014 - 10:29am
Topics: disappearing
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King Charles III’s official portrait is stirring conversation, but it’s far from the first to do so. Throughout history, portraits have often been sources of controversy, blending fact and fiction.
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This show of official royal portrait photography – the first exhibition at the newly renamed King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace – could have been so stilted, yet isn’t. The secret of its success? It ...
05/16/2024 - 8:34 pm | View Link - King Charles' first official portrait is dividing the art world
"I'm just happy it's sparking conversations and feel strangely reassured that painted portraits can still resonate so much, even in this image-saturated digital age," he said. Two critics gave ...
05/16/2024 - 9:46 am | View Link - Too Red, Too Vampiric, Too Sexy: A Brief History of Polarizing Royal Portraits
Jonathan Yeo’s painting of King Charles III has prompted both admiration and bemusement, but it’s far from the first royal portrait to divide opinion.
05/15/2024 - 4:22 am | View Link - First portrait of King since coronation unveiled
The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace. The vast oil on canvas shows a larger-than-life King Charles in the uniform of the ...
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