Watercolors that were warnings

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160222-the-watercolours-that-were-warnings

by brudgers • 10 years ago

21 4 10 years ago

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motoford2• 10 years ago

I thought there would be at least one watercolor, or one warning. I was wrong.

jamessb• 10 years ago

There were several watercolours, including the images above these captions:

- "Francis Towne’s 1780 watercolour of a ruined tomb on the road from Rome signified the transience of human achievement (Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum)"

- "Towne’s 1780 watercolour Inside the Colosseum is a study of the Roman Empire’s decay (Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum)"

- "Towne’s 1781 watercolour of Tivoli’s Villa of Maecenas is dominated by a wild, natural landscape (Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum)"

motoford2• 10 years ago

Weird they don't show for me. I even went back and looked again. Still no watercolors. Using Safari and feeling stupid now.

Luyt• 10 years ago

I like the subdued colors in Towne's paintings. It reminds me of how I play videogames: with the saturation of the screen turned down to 50%, to make the colors less vibrant.

Watercolors that were warnings

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