JMW Turner

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, c. 1835, oil on canvas, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Turner’s First Exhibited Painting Rediscovered after 150 Years

Just last year, a seemingly ordinary oil painting, attributed to a “follower of Julius Caesar Ibbetson,” an 18th-century British painter, sold for £400 ($506) at Dreweatts auction…

July 5, 2022 protest in front of The Last Supper at the Royal Academy. Photo by Just Stop Oil.
Climate Activists Glue Hands to Famous Paintings Across UK 
These ongoing protests so far consist of the same general series of actions. Members of the group Just Stop Oil glue their hands to the frame of a famous painting and speak to crowds about their…