Lady Lever Art Gallery
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An extraordinary collection of fine and decorative art. Known internationally for our Pre-Raphaelite paintings and Wedgwood collection.
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Perhaps an unexpected candidate for a Pears soap advertisement, but Lawrence Alma-Tadema's 'The Tepidarium' was considered for that very purpose!
liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/tepid…
The artist was born #onthisday in 1836 and you can see the painting in the Gallery's main hall. #almatadema
It's nights like these that we think of one of our favourite painters, Joseph Farquharson, also known as 'Frozen Mutton' Farquharson and 'The Painting Laird'. A number of Northern galleries display his works, including MCR Art Gallery Towneley Hall and Lady Lever Art Gallery
Rossetti's 'Blessed Damozel' had been off display since 2019, and it's safe to say we missed her! After undergoing restoration work to the frame, and being exhibited in London, she's back home!
Take a closer look at the painting: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/focus-… #PreRaphaelites #Rossetti
Revealed in Guardian culture today! 🗞️ the desperately unromantic truth behind one of our most-loved paintings, Rossetti’s Sibylla Palmifera theguardian.com/artanddesign/2… #Rossetti #PreRaphaelites