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Illustrating Shakespeare: July 2014
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Many of Shakespeare's greatest works are infused with violence: Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear,. To name but a handful. The playwright knew that a corollary of violence is a life being lived at the edge of hereafter. One enters a world of startling clarity and directness that so often gets lost in the tranquilizing fog of more temperate times. Had a darker mood, like Macbeth. In this case, it works very well. Artists and photographers alike refer to images s...
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Illustrating Shakespeare: Remorse, regret, revulsion
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Remorse, regret, revulsion. Agecroft Hall is presently hosting the annual Richmond Shakespeare Festival; the play of the moment is Richard III. One of the premier tales of villainy in all of English literature. In it, we've got plenty to be dismayed about, not the least of which is the volte face. Pictured above, from The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare; Illustrated. As mentioned in an earlier posting, the volumes of this particular set of Shakespeare's works were evidently ...
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Illustrating Shakespeare: Rogue's gallery
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014. With the creation of chronically thirsty characters like Sir John Falstaff, Sir Toby Belch, and Christopher Sly, Shakespeare undoubtedly knew he was tapping into one of comedy's undeniable truths: a mug of ale can lend itself to laughter. Peering through the fog of inebriation only seemed to sharpen the wit of Sir John in Henry IV, Part 1. And Sir Toby in Twelfth Night. The same can hardly be said for Sly, a tinker who passes out drunk in the Induction of The Taming of the Shrew.
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Illustrating Shakespeare: June 2014
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Our posting of June 10th makes passing reference to one of the giants of Romanticism in art: Eugene Delacroix. His painting Liberty Leading the People. 1830; oil on canvas, now in the Louvre) has long been regarded as an iconic masterpiece that is as relevant in our own time as it was when the Frenchman laid hand to brush in the 19th century. He seems to have been particularly affected by Shakespeare's Hamlet. Painting several different versions of the graveyard scene, of the drow...
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Illustrating Shakespeare: It's pronounced "Zzhay-queez." Go figure that one.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014. It's pronounced "Zzhay-queez." Go figure that one. Any artist or engraver seeking inspiration from Shakespeare's plays need not fear a dry well; it is one filled with iconic moments of beauty and of pain. From the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet. To the three witches huddling in Macbeth. Like those in the masthead at the top of this page), the illustrator faces an embarrassment of riches. Ruminating at the side of a stream on the lonely fate of a wounded stag that has appeared at.
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Illustrating Shakespeare: May 2014
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014. With a jackass' head, you could do stand-up in Vegas. Taking a very brief departure from this blog's usual focus on Shakespearean book illustration, it's worth mentioning that Agecroft Hall's annual summer Richmond Shakespeare Festival is gearing up for productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream. June 12th - July 6th) and Richard III. Agecroft Hall's conjectural poster for the play takes advantage of the fact that Agecroft has an excellent copy of Richard III's wax seal, which was af...
