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Picture Trove Blog

Check out biographies of artists & illustrators responsible for works in the public domain. We also go behind the scenes on our visits to book shops, galleries and museums.

Dora Carrington (1893-1932) - Lytton Strachey (1916)

Living in Squares and Loving in Triangles - Dora Carrington, Mark Gertler and Lytton Strachey

Sandie Goble

If you’ve ever delved into the heady, bohemian world surrounding the Bloomsbury Group, you’ll know that tangled relationships and emotional entanglements were almost a requirement for entry.

Living in Squares and Loving in Triangles - Dora Carrington, Mark Gertler and Lytton Strachey

Sandie Goble

If you’ve ever delved into the heady, bohemian world surrounding the Bloomsbury Group, you’ll know that tangled relationships and emotional entanglements were almost a requirement for entry.

Caravaggio - Amor vincit omnia (Profane Love) 1602-3

Do you separate the art from the artist?

Sandie Goble

Many argue that Caravaggio’s turbulent life informed the emotional depth of his work, suggesting that the art and the artist are, to some extent, inseparable. Others, however, believe that his personal failings should not overshadow the enduring value of his artistic innovations.

Do you separate the art from the artist?

Sandie Goble

Many argue that Caravaggio’s turbulent life informed the emotional depth of his work, suggesting that the art and the artist are, to some extent, inseparable. Others, however, believe that his personal failings should not overshadow the enduring value of his artistic innovations.

Ladybird books and P.B. Hickling

Ladybird Books and P.B. Hickling

Sandie Goble

I never really imagined that Ladybird books could be a source of public domain illustrations until I came across an old one in a charity thrift shop whilst on a day out in the city of Norwich UK yesterday.

Ladybird Books and P.B. Hickling

Sandie Goble

I never really imagined that Ladybird books could be a source of public domain illustrations until I came across an old one in a charity thrift shop whilst on a day out in the city of Norwich UK yesterday.

The entrance to the Radical Harmony exhibition at the National Gallery in London

Radical Harmony - Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists

Sandie Goble

We had the pleasure of visiting the National Gallery in London at the weekend where we saw Radical Harmony; Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists.

Radical Harmony - Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists

Sandie Goble

We had the pleasure of visiting the National Gallery in London at the weekend where we saw Radical Harmony; Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists.

Warwick Goble's "The Book of Fairy Poetry"

Discovering Warwick Goble and The Book of Fairy Poetry: A Timeless Journey into Enchanted Realms

Andy Goble

"The Book of Fairy Poetry", illustrated by Warwick Goble, is more than a century old yet continues enthralling readers of all ages with its spellbinding artwork and verses.

Discovering Warwick Goble and The Book of Fairy Poetry: A Timeless Journey into Enchanted Realms

Andy Goble

"The Book of Fairy Poetry", illustrated by Warwick Goble, is more than a century old yet continues enthralling readers of all ages with its spellbinding artwork and verses.

William Orpen's 'To the Unknown British Soldier in France' (1922-28)

William Orpen's 'To the Unknown British Soldier in France'

Sandie Goble

There is a fascinating story about this picture that not only highlights the pomposity and arrogance of the politicians of the time of World War I but has also introduced me to the word 'vainglory', which I hadn't heard before but which is no doubt appropriate for some of today's leaders.

William Orpen's 'To the Unknown British Soldier in France'

Sandie Goble

There is a fascinating story about this picture that not only highlights the pomposity and arrogance of the politicians of the time of World War I but has also introduced me to the word 'vainglory', which I hadn't heard before but which is no doubt appropriate for some of today's leaders.

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