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Mountain Landscape with Lightning, c1675, by Francisque Millet
This vertiginous Alpine view riven by a jagged streak of fire in the sky was painted in the age when French artists raised landscape to a new status as a serious and poetic artistic genre. Millet, who was based in Paris, shares the grandeur of his contemporaries Claude and Poussin. But we tend to picture their landscapes as calm and still, tinted with Mediterranean light â in short, âclassicalâ. That moderate atmosphere digusted the Victorian critic John Ruskin, who contrasted such milquetoast stuff with the British romanticism of Turner. Here, however, Millet creates an electrifying storm erupting from a calm day, its gold light and black clouds searing against the cool Alps: a scintillating bolt from the blue.
MUSEUMS may be shut physically this weekend, but Oxford s museums and galleries are hosting a tonne of online exhibitions you can attend. You can now experience all the exhibitions and cultural shows Oxford has to offer without leaving the comfort of your bedroom.
1. The Ashmolean:
One World Online Festival: This is a celebration of the many communities and faiths of Oxfordshire
Online Baby Ashmoles: These online sessions are designed for babies under 1 and their parents/carers, and are inspired by the Ashmolean Museum collection. The events include sing-along, play ideas, and a short object talk for the grown-ups. Director of the Ashmolean Xa Sturgis said although they can t wait to have people back in the building there is plenty of activity still going on at the museum during this lockdown that is available for people to enjoy at home