#herbert art gallery

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HENRY VI'S STATUE IN COVENTRY

A modern 3-D printed statue of Henry VI is soon going to grace the streets of Coventry. The original, made in the 1500’s, is housed in the Herbert Art Gallery. The local council wanted to use the Tudor era statue in the rebuild of Coventry Cross but it was deemed too fragile to withstand outdoor weather, hence an exact copy was decided upon instead. The cross and statue should be in place…

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Today is my birthday! And as you know, the best gift for an artist is support for their artwork! So I would be so grateful if you could share my work, or for any feedback! Thank you very much for your support, I love you all!

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Lady Godiva, John Collier, 1898, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, Great Britain

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Herbert James Draper, The Lament for Icarus (𝟣𝟪𝟫𝟪)

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Bottleneck Gallery will release Dune: Part Two 24x36 giclee prints by Matthew Ceo tomorrow, September 10, at 12pm ET.

Four variants will be available: standard ($60; limited to 150), midnight blue variant ($70; limited to 75); spice variant ($70; limited to 100); and acrylic panel print ($125; limited to 35).

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Herbert Raberaba

watercolour over pencil

27.9 × 38.2 cm.

Hermannsburg, Northern Territory

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

© Herbert Raberaba/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Edmond Simpson "Once Boredom Sets In" (Dix-Mitchell) (10-24)

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Cynthia Grow ֍ Love Letters - Invitation: Evelyn Waugh to Laura Herbert, 1936 (2024)

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Storm over Lemnos, Greece by Sydney Herbert 

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April Folly

Although these pages usually explore ‘folly’ in the sense of an ornamental, quirky, or extravagant building, the word has of course another definition: what the Oxford English Dictionary describes as ‘foolishness or deficiency in understanding; lack of good sense’. Such was the ethos of the short-lived Bank Of Folly, established and closed down within a day. (more…) “”

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Carpe Noctem

Illustration for RMT ZINE Art inspired by the painting by Carl Thomsen (1847-1912) "After the Ball"

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Stone With 1,600-Year-Old Irish Inscription Found in English Garden

A geography teacher, Graham Senior, stumbled across a rock with mysterious incisions while tidying his overgrown garden in Coventry, England. The discovery of a small stone carved with an early form of Celtic script has caused excitement among archaeologists.

The rectangular sandstone rock was found by Graham Senior in Coventry during lockdown in 2020 while he was weeding, but its true value was only recently understood.

The 11-centimeter-long and 139-gram rectangular sandstone rock had cryptic inscriptions on it that suggested a history spanning over 1,600 years, all written in the mysterious Ogham alphabet.

Ogham is an early medieval alphabet used to write the Archaic Irish language from the 4th to the 6th century and Old Irish from the 6th to the 9th century. It is usually found carved on stones in Ireland, Wales, and western Britain. It was the first written language in Ireland. The majority of the 400 or so known inscriptions from the Archaic Irish period are family name pillars that were built to announce land ownership.

Ogham is an extremely unique writing system among all writing systems, with lines arranged in groups of one to five only. The stones provide insight into the Irish language before the use of the Latin insular script.

Finds liaison officer for the Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that the discovery on an Ogham stone in the English midlands was a rare find.

“These finds do not turn up in the midlands. The bulk of Ogham inscriptions are found over in Ireland,” she said.

Professor Katherine Forsyth of Celtic Studies at the University of Glasgow conducted additional research that shed more light on the stone’s provenance. Her findings point to a period suggesting a timeframe ranging from the fifth to sixth centuries, with the possibility of an even earlier date in the fourth century.

The stone is inscribed on three of its four sides. The inscription on the stone, “Maldumcail/S/ Lass,” puzzled researchers, with interpretations pointing towards a version of the personal name Mael Dumcail, but the meaning of the S and LASS is unclear. Given the usual purpose and significance of ogham stones, it may be a location reference.

Theories regarding the origins of the stone abound, with speculations ranging from migration patterns to the presence of early medieval monasteries in the region.

The rock will be displayed at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, to which Senior has donated it permanently. It will feature in the forthcoming Collecting Coventry exhibition, which opens on 11 May.

By Oguz Kayra.

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Bottleneck Gallery will release Dune 36x18 giclee prints by Dave O'Flanagan today, May 19, at 12pm EST. The standard version (top) is limited to 125 for $50, while the variant is limited to 50 for $60.

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JOHN COLLIER - LADY GODIVA, 1898

The artwork portrays the iconic character of Lady Godiva, the 11th-century aristocrat renowned for her rebellion against her husband's harsh tax burdens on the people of Coventry. As per legend, she galloped unclothed through the streets of Coventry, shielded only by her flowing hair, to obtain a reduction of the severe taxes. Her bravery and empathy have established her as a lasting emblem of civic integrity and social equity.

In the artwork, Godiva is depicted in profile; looking to the left. The horse is white adorned with red decorations, featuring an embroidered red fabric that covers its body, leaving only its head, neck, and front leg exposed. In the background and to the right of Lady Godiva, Norman architecture is visible. In this piece, Collier portrays her as a young, timid, delicate woman perched on her horse (the only known Godiva painting to show her sitting this way).

During the period when the painting was made, Collier was experiencing notable personal and career transitions. His first wife, Marian Huxley, passed away in 1887, prompting him to wed her sister Ethel in 1889, a marriage that faced legal complications because the Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act wasn't enacted until 1907. In his career, he was making a name for himself as a notable portrait artist and was earning acclaim for his historical and mythological subjects, such as this artwork.

Though the artwork was praised for its aesthetic appeal and vibrant hues, the depiction of nudity ignited debate during the conservative Victorian period. As time progressed, it evolved into an important element of Coventry's cultural legacy, embodying both the tale of Lady Godiva and the ethical intricacies of its era. Today, it is recognized as one of Collier's most important works, housed in the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.

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Henry Herbert La Thangue (English, 1859-1929), Nude Study. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent. oil on canvas.