Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford
Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford (1760-1833) A spectre of a philanthropist It is Halloween; it is stormy. So, what better time to focus on a philanthropist whose ghostly apparition is said…
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PEX through Paintings #10 – “Good Hope Road II”
PEX 2020 was an exciting event, a promising first step. Therefore, the painting selected to conclude reflections on those days is Gorky’s “Good Hope Road II”. Given the turbulent times…
PEX through Paintings #9 – “Still Life with Cat and Rayfish”
Following on from yesterday’s focus on abundance, today’s image for a reflection on PEX is Chardin’s “Still Life with Cat and Rayfish”. Just like the cat in the picture is…
PEX through Paintings #8 – “The abundance of summer”
Today’s painting to frame reflections from PEX 2020 is Lacroix’s “The abundance of summer”. The reason for that is simple: one thing that the PEX meeting made absolutely clear is…
PEX through Paintings #7 – “Signal of Distress”
Alongside yesterday’s diversity theme, PEX 2020 also saw explicit debates about foundations and the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thus, today’s painting for a PEX 2020 reflection is…
PEX through Paintings #6 – “The White Man”
Today’s painting, Feininger’s “The White Man”, sparked the initial idea to use paintings to frame reflections on PEX 2020. First of all, “male, pale, stale” is a prominent criticism of…
PEX through Paintings #5 – “Time and Again”
There is no doubt that PEX 2020 was pioneering. At the same time, though, there was also a sense of deja vu in relation to some of the issues covered.…
PEX through Paintings #4 – “The Virgin of Humility with Angels and a Donor”
An interesting feature when walking through the Thyssen-Bornemisza is the number of paintings stating XYZ “with a donor”. Examples include, Botticini’s “Saint Cecilia between Saint Valerian and Saint Tiburtius with…
PEX through paintings #3 – “My Young Friend”
Following on from yesterday’s focus on unity and diversity of European philanthropy, today’s painting used to illustrate a point from PEX 2020 is Wyeth’s “My Young Friend”. The reason this…
PEX through paintings #2 – “Simultaneous Dresses”
The second painting chosen to depict an issue from PEX 2020 is Delaunay’s “Simultaneous Dresses”. This seems to nicely allude to the idea of “European philanthropy” being both one and…