RA – Discover a gem from our Collection & share art resolution
60 seconds with ‘Vanity’
Our Friends are the heart of the RA and we can’t wait to welcome you back through our front doors. In the meantime, we’ll continue to bring you the very best art inspiration – straight to your inbox.
This week, we’re sharing the story behind Frank Cadogan Cowper’s Vanity, painted in 1907 and now part of the RA Collection.
Combining allusions to both Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite painting, the work references a genre known as vanitas, which aimed to remind viewers of the fleeting nature of earthly possessions.
Find out more about this work in our 60-second video, or read more depth over on the blog. Enjoy!
Watch the video
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A 90-year-old controversy at the RA
On 1 January, 1930 the RA opened an exhibition that would become one of the most popular shows in our history, but also one of our most controversial…
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The quilters of Gee’s Bend
Quilts from the Alabama hamlet of Gee’s Bend have long been prized by museums in the States. Now, they’re gaining recognition across the pond.
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Share your art resolution with us
We’re inviting you to make an art pledge to yourself and share it with us. We’ll publish some of our favourites in the Summer issue of RA Magazine.
The time will come when galleries will reopen, and art classes will begin again. What resolution about art would you like to make to yourself for the months or years to come? A visit to a see that masterpiece you’ve long loved from afar? Or maybe you’ll finally throw your first pot?
Tell us in 25 words or less:
What art resolution would you like to make for the future?
Email your answers to friends@royalacademy.org.uk
