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favourite annunciation SO FAR is by carlo crivelli (1486), followed by fra filippo lippi (1450-3).
favourite virign and child ALSO by carlo crivelli (dated after 1490) — la madonna della rondine. followed by gentile da fabriano, the quaratesi madonna, 1425.
honourary mention to whatever the fuck was going on in "richard II presented to the virgin and child", 1395-6.
— Aug 19, 2026 03:08PM
favourite virign and child ALSO by carlo crivelli (dated after 1490) — la madonna della rondine. followed by gentile da fabriano, the quaratesi madonna, 1425.
honourary mention to whatever the fuck was going on in "richard II presented to the virgin and child", 1395-6.
bettyfer
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having spent a week in london visiting a museum a day, i opened this picture book on the plane in an attempt to understand all the artwork i gorged myself on
— Aug 14, 2026 12:20PM
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Aug 19, 2026 04:56AM
what is this book and why am i lowkey expecting a review on it from you 😭
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Unmolt wrote: "what is this book and why am i lowkey expecting a review on it from you 😭"!!! it's a neat little book explaining most of the works in the national gallery of london. right now, i'm in the 1200-1500 section, which i completely skipped during my visit, as there was so much to see there, and it's basically a lot of virgin + child, annunciation & adoration of the magi + some random portraits. as for a review idk much about paintings so i'm just nodding along and trying to match the details in the text with what i can see in the little illustrations 😭
@bettyfer you should have seen my face when i saw this had 0 reviews 😭 i’d love to just read your thoughts in a review, you don’t need to know much about paintings!! im sure you’ll be able to be extremely entertaining as usual 🙂↕️
Unmolt wrote: "@bettyfer you should have seen my face when i saw this had 0 reviews 😭 i’d love to just read your thoughts in a review, you don’t need to know much about paintings!! im sure you’ll be able to be ex..."you are so kind omg 😭it'll deff take awhile as there are only so many paintings i can process in one sitting, but i think i'll make this my subway read as there's nothing like lugging a heavy book during one's commute to stimulate a person into finishing it