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- William Dyce
- Francesca da Rimini
- 1837
- NG 460
- Scottish Art
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- William Dyce
- Piety: The Knights of the Round Table about to Depart in Quest of the Holy Grail
- 1849
- D 4788
- Scottish Art
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William Dyce (Scottish, 1806 - 1864)
Dyce specialised chiefly in religious and medieval subjects. His many interests included medicine, geology and art education. Born in Aberdeen, he trained briefly in London before travelling to Italy. The Nazarenes, a group of German painters working in Rome who were inspired by the character of early Italian painting, influenced Dyce greatly. He developed considerable expertise in fresco painting and was consulted over the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament at Westminster. In London he was the first Superintendent of the Government School of Design, following a successful period in Edinburgh (1832-1837) as a portrait painter and teacher at the Trustees' Academy.
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Fresco
A wall painting applied to fresh, wet plaster so that the coloured pigment is absorbed into the surface of the wall.
Medieval
Relating to the Middle Ages, the period in European history from approximately the 6th to the 15th centuries.
Nazarenes
A group of Austrian and German painters in the early 19th century who looked back to medieval and early-Renaissance art. For a time they lived almost monastically, and religious themes are prominent in their work.
Trustees' Academy
The Trustees’ Academy was founded in Edinburgh in 1760 by the Board of Trustees for the Improvement of Fisheries and Manufactures in Scotland. This was the earliest publicly funded art school in Britain, but during the early years it was essentially an elementary drawing school dedicated to applied design. The students included practical craftsmen as well as fine artists. The school gradually developed more facilities for advanced fine art education, including a plaster cast collection. In 1826, it relocated to a new building on The Mound, which was erected by the Board. The Trustees’ Academy was reformed in 1858, using the well established government Schools of Design in London as its model, and was the direct ancestor of Edinburgh College of Art, established in 1907.