The Skating Minister by Duncan Thomson

The Skating Minister by Duncan Thomson

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Zusammenfassung

The black-clad minister, skating enigmatically over Edinburgh's Duddingston Loch on a wintry afternoon, is a familiar icon of Scottish culture - but until 1942 this portrait by Henry Raeburn was virtually unknown. Read the story behind the painting.

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The Skating Minister by Duncan Thomson

The portrait of Reverend Robert Walker by Sir Henry Raeburn is world famous. On permanent show in the National Gallery of Scotland, the black-clad minister, skating enigmatically over Edinburgh's Duddingston Loch on a wintry afternoon, is a now familiar icon of Scottish culture. The painting gained new fame recently as an inspiration to the architect of the new Scottish Parliament building. Read about the Edinburgh Enlightenment times of artist and sitter and how the painting - virtually unknown until 1942 - has become so loved.
Thomson and Gladstone-Millar provide neat pen portraits of Walker and his circle of friends, and suggest plausible art-historical influencesDavid Robertson, Scotsman, 27.11.04
Duncan Thomson is a Keeper at the National Gallery of Scotland. Lynne Gladstone-Millar is a freelance writer and journalist. Her other books include John Napier: Logarithm John also published by NMS
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ISBN 13 9781901663853
ISBN 10 190166385X
Titel The Skating Minister
Autor Duncan Thomson
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 2004-11-01
Seitenanzahl 64
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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