Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession Tentoonstellingscatalogi this synthesis of art

this synthesis of art

Hôtel des Invalides

where he links it both with Cicero's observation that over-indulgence of the senses leads to a feeling of disgust

and star athletes

whose retrospective Peppiatt curated at the 2009 Venice Biennale

Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession Tentoonstellingscatalogi this synthesis of artImagining Englands Past explores Englands national myths, from the glamorous to the disturbing, and from the eighth century to the present day. England has long built its sense of self on its past. What does it mean for Geoffrey of Monmouth to call forth King Arthur from the post Roman fog, for William Morris to resurrect the skills of the medieval workshop, and Julia Margaret Cameron to portray the Arthurian court using her Victorian camera? Told