‘Against images made by hands’: Florence Nightingale’s reluctant life in portraiture
Florence Nightingale disliked having her portrait taken as much as she hated being a celebrity, yet it was largely through the visual representations of her face and person in the press that she gained iconic status in Victorian England. Used as a mo....
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Dr. Kroto talks about the three senses that are common today, the bravery of past scientists, and how we should not accept something as a fact without any evidence
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Folon Paintings and Sculptures
Great Art: Hopper’s Nighthawks, Velazquez’s Pope Innocent X, Vettriano’s Blue Car, Inshaw’s The Badminton Game
Paul Wunderlich and Karin Szekessy, Madame Recamier and Streichholz
Dr. Kroto talks about his all-time favorite painting, and the couple behind this work of art
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Picasso Guernica
A brief description of Picasso's Guernica, an iconic anti-war painting inspired by the Spanish civil war in the 20th century
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Dr. Kroto talks about Roger Dean, a British artist who lives in Lewes, and his artwork for record covers
More details | Watch nowThe Amazing World of the Microscope
Microscope expert, Michael W. Davidson of the National High Magnetic Field lab, shares his collection of amazing microscope images to inspire and engage children all around the world.
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