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Born. (1976-05-24) 24 May 1976 (age 48) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Occupation (s) Film director, writer, producer. Years active. 2001–present. Johannes Roberts (born 24 May 1976) is a British filmmaker who directed the horror films The Other Side of the Door, 47 Meters Down and its sequel, The Strangers: Prey at Night, and Resident ...
30 of 2,623 paintings. The Virgin and Child in an Apse with Two Angels. After Robert Campin. We are looking through a gilded arch into a small chapel in which the Virgin is breastfeeding the Christ Child to an angelic musical accompaniment.
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- 'The Arnolfini Portrait' by Jan van Eyck. The most popular painting page, with the highest number of views, is Jan van Eyck’s 'Arnolfini Portrait'. In 2020 we saw a lot of people get creative with bathroom towels, stuffed toys and duvets to recreate this famous painting at home, including TV's favourite pairing Ant and Dec, which may be one reason why this painting takes the crown.
- 'The Ambassadors' by Hans Holbein the Younger. This painting is much more than just a portrait of the French diplomat Jean de Dinteville (left) and his close friend, Georges de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur; the table they're leaning against is piled with objects: books, musical instruments, globes and fancy star charts, is this 16th-century 'tablescaping'?
- 'Sunflowers' by Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh made his dazzling sunflower paintings to decorate the house he had rented in Arles in readiness for a visit from his friend and fellow artist, Paul Gauguin.
- 'The Fighting Temeraire' by Joseph Mallord William Turner. Set against a blazing sunset, the last voyage of the Temeraire – a warship which had played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar – takes on a greater symbolic meaning, as the age of sail gives way to the age of steam.
Shaped by his family history, John Roberts paints to express the extraordinary within everyday environments. Tiny gravestones, farm equipment, perfectly pitched roofs, dogs, lots of cats, and recurring characters are surrounded by sloping hills and curved lines of farm country.
His early aspiration was to be a history painter, and his first works were large-scale mythological and religious paintings. Shortly thereafter he began to paint the genre scenes, landscapes, and allegories for which he became so renowned.
Vitruvius Britannicus, Or, The British Architect; Containing Plans, Elevations, And Sections; Of The Regular Buildings Both Public And Private, In Great Britain. Comprised In One Hundred Folio Plates, Engrav'd By The Best Hands; Taken From The Buildings, Or Original Designs By Woolfe And Gandon Architects. Vol.
