Morning stroll around Forli in warm sunshine prior to diving into the Pre-Raphaelites exhibition this afternoon.

Burne-Jones Holy Grail tapestry - #Forli @MuseoSanDomenico

"The Egyptian Blue" Egyptian Blue is the oldest known artificial pigment. The Blue color has been throughout the history of humanity one of the most quoted, identified by it with royalty and divinity, due to the difficulty of its obtaining. Blue pigments were used from very

Well Ravenna’s mosaics didn’t disappoint!!! Glittering mosaic gems in Basilica San Vitale, Mausoleo Galla Placida and Battistero Neoniano. Exceeded my expectations.

The streets of Ravenna on a Sunday afternoon. #Italy

Pomegranate flower, Italy. Symbol used by #Rossetti in Proserpina

OTD in 1381 during the Peasant’s Revolt, Richard II meets with the rebels. The King granted them the freedoms that they had demanded. However on the same day the peasants stormed the Tower of London and executed the treasurer and the Archbishop of Canterbury. #History

Having fun today experimenting with gold on ceramics - first using gold pen then applying kintsugi methods (lacquer + bronze powder here). #ceramics

A range of works from the Middle Ages and Renaissance are the subject of shows at the Musée de Cluny and La Bibliothèque nationale de France. They demonstrate how art could serve as both a weighty symbol of dynastic authority and as an intimate aid to private study and devotion. ➡️bit.ly/TBM0624

Chimera ascending in the sky of Paris #NotreDame (Pic David Bordes)

That Lady Macbeth dress at the Sargent and Fashion exhibition Tate!! - covered in iridescent green beetle wing cases on a knitted type of chainmail. Fabulous to see it beside the painting.

Notre Dame is making great progress - very moving to see it finally re-emerge from the ashes.

Great to see the exhibition outside Notre Dame, Paris, celebrating all the skilled craftsmen and specialists who have contributed to its restoration. #Paris

Dog days 🐶

I love the fact that the lead white (?) used to highlight has deteriorated over the years so Athelstan and Cuthbert look like they’ve been on the tanning lotion!!

Home-grown sweet peas in home-made flower brick 💐🌺