tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post8470501577994747011..comments2024-03-09T20:58:30.185+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Leighton House Museum for Alma-Tadema Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-69713099207802529842017-11-05T21:14:06.628+00:002017-11-05T21:14:06.628+00:00A little can go a long way, but this was the perfe...A little can go a long way, but this was the perfect setting for them, and the house is amazing. I'm very glad that I finally got round to going. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-79292694078122480522017-10-30T10:53:20.497+00:002017-10-30T10:53:20.497+00:00How wonderful. I should love to be able to see th...How wonderful. I should love to be able to see this exhibition but will have to be content to see it on screen. He was a marvellous artist but I see your point about 'overkill'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-30101931609357096742017-10-27T21:34:42.816+01:002017-10-27T21:34:42.816+01:00I'm much the same, in that a little normally g...I'm much the same, in that a little normally goes a long way, but there was more variety than I expected here, and tracing the evolution of his style from the very Dutch early years through to the images we're more familiar with, seeing how he worked with his family, and seeing it all in the context of Leighton House was really worth while. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-48380184244828216162017-10-27T08:41:52.173+01:002017-10-27T08:41:52.173+01:00I enjoy Alma-Tadema’s work in small doses. I can s...I enjoy Alma-Tadema’s work in small doses. I can spend ages with just one of his paintings but more than that and I get image overload. Nevertheless, if you can cope with more than one at a time I can appreciate how interesting a collection this must have been. Café Societyhttp://cafesociety956.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com