"Young Shakespeare Contemplating" by Ted May
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We're taking a look at Ted May's contemporary interpretation of William Shakespeare's portrait.
Painting ShakespeareCopyright of the artist
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The Flower Portrait of Shakespeare
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Debate surrounds many portraits of Shakespeare, not the least of which is The Flower Portrait, an image that seems to coincide with his engraving in the first folio.
Catherine Simpson Painting ShakespearePortrait of a Deer-poaching Shakespeare
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You may have heard the rumour: as a young man Shakespeare was caught poaching deer and locked up in prison.
Painting ShakespeareWatercolour of Robert Stephens as Falstaff
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This portrait holds not only cultural meaning, but also personal meaning as it embodies Shakespeare's ability to portray human nature in all its colours.
Catherine Simpson Painting ShakespeareJohn Hutton's Etched Windows in the Shakespeare Centre
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The windows in the Marble Hall of the Shakespeare Centre were etched by artist John Hutton, and they are a marvellous exploration of Shakespeare's ability to create complex emotional figures.
Sheila McVey Shakespeare's Birthday Painting Shakespeare Macbeth OthelloThe very magnificence of his obstinacy
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The art of painting actors in leading character roles has been around since the time of David Garrick; it continued into modernity, as illustrated by this portrait of Laurence Olivier as Coriolanus.
Catherine Simpson Painting ShakespeareCome, come with me, and we will make short work
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At a time when illustrations of Shakespeare's scenes were in high demand, Henry Bunbury accepted the call and painted beautiful adaptations.
Rosalyn Smith Painting ShakespeareWhat demi-god hath come so near creation?
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How would people in Shakespeare's day have reacted to his portrait this is now owned by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust?
Sheila McVey Painting Shakespeare