Due to space constraints at its small gallery in the Nicholson Institute, Leek, many works from the council art collection are housed in this disused bunker. Video, 00:01:43, 'Vote him out': Trump booed at US Supreme Court. This allows users to take a virtual stroll around the likes of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam or New York's MoMA, and zoom in for close-ups of a Rembrandt self-portrait or Van Gogh's Starry Night. Each week, we ask you to send in your pictures on a set theme and a selection of these are then published on our In pictures page and BBC social media. The canvas used was ripped from the roof of a taxi damaged after being requisitioned to pull water carriers. By GIs stationed in schools, and by bon vivants daubing paint on canvas. In the darkest hour of WWII, the public actually saw it as an image of defiance. It was bought at auction in 1965, and is currently on display at Tate Modern. The British poet dubbed "mad, bad and dangerous to know" helped the Greeks in their struggle for independence, and he died there a national hero. In a mixture of live action, animation and elements of the painting itself, the episode brings the painting to life and ends by encouraging viewers to choose an object that would represent them best in a self-portrait. And if a building won't give up, neither will the people.". Video, 00:01:52Frozen Thames paintings on view, Up Next, The man who filmed his ordeal under rubble. Subscribe to our newsletter New stories, newly added artworks and shop offers delivered straight to your inbox every week. Once the museum closed, the space was turned into offices. Video, 00:01:09Courtroom escape sends police officer flying, How to get and use the NHS Covid-19 app. And now 63,000 works - the first batch to be digitised - can be seen on the BBC's Your Paintings website, made with the Public Catalogue Foundation.
At 7.20pm on 14 November 1940, the first German bombers appeared above Coventry. The Government Art Collection purchased the portrait in 1952, and since 1953 it has hung in the main reception room of the British Ambassador's Residence in Athens.
Here are five hidden gems in this collection - and a few more familiar works. This particular work is an example of this cultural diplomacy as it illustrates some of the historical links between Britain and Greece, says a spokesman. Sorry, this clip is not currently available, Your Paintings - Yinka Shonibare’s ‘Line Painting’, Your Paintings - Jan van Eyck’s ‘Arnolfini Portrait’, Your Paintings - Eileen Agar’s ‘Bride of the Sea’. Earlier this year, Google launched Art Project, which applies its Streetview approach to the world's most famous galleries. There are works by firefighters and by professional artists. 032c is a fashion, culture and art magazine published twice a year in Berlin. Read about our approach to external linking.
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Early the following morning, Piper, an official war artist, painted the aftermath of the attack. © 2020 BBC. All those desks and filing cabinets dwarfed by the high walls and arched windows. A statue comes to life in a magical gallery and climbs into the painting 'Van Gogh’s Chair' by Vincent Van Gogh. A Hogarth altar-piece too big to move from this Bristol office, https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-13859830.
Before 1814, the River Thames regularly froze over because the water flowed more slowly. It's by William Hogarth, an artist more usually associated with satirical sketches and biting social commentaries such as A Rake's Progress and Marriage a la Mode. Explore the art you own on Your Paintings.
Your Paintings - Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Van Gogh’s Chair’ A statue comes to life in a magical gallery and climbs into the painting 'Van Gogh’s Chair' by Vincent Van Gogh.
Video, 00:01:52, Up Next, The man who filmed his ordeal under rubble. The project is part of Your Paintings, an ongoing initiative to increase access to the UK’s national art collection, which can be explored at bbc.co.uk/yourpaintings. So this space - still kitted out with bunks, showers and a communications room - now stores works from the council's art collection, including The Regatta, by American society painter James Whistler, and William Wyld's Venice scenes. Read about our approach to external linking. It was originally painted for the city's St Mary Redcliffe Church, and then moved to its current location, a church turned church museum.