Greatest Paintings: Age of Enlightenment - Raeburn's Skating Minister
How does Henry Raeburn’s Skating Minister represent both the Scottish Enlightenment and the Romantic movement? In what ways does subject Reverend Robert Walker’s personal history connect to the famous Dutch Golden Age? And, how did a controversy about the most reproduced image in Scotland traumatise the Scottish national identity?
In this new The Rest Is History Club series, Tom is joined by art critic and author Laura Cumming to discuss the histories behind famous paintings and put them in their historical contexts.
To hear the full episode, and all the other exclusive new episodes from Laura and Tom's paintings series, coming out every Wednesday for the next four weeks, join The Rest is History Club at therestishistory.com
To hear these exclusive new episodes from Laura and Tom every Wednesday for the next four weeks, join The Rest is History Club at therestishistory.com.
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Jan 23rd: The Angelus - Jean-François Millet
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