‘Italia! Oh Italia, thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty’. Lord Byron
lockdown manifested a yearning desire to travel back to Italy and indulge in one of my favourite pastimes
Architecture and Poetry
“Buildings should be just like poems. The impression a building makes on our senses should arouse ...
Books
Three books which I keep on my bedside table – and very often refer to...
Ruinous Beauty
The mystical, mythical beauty of the thirteenth century San Galgano Abbey in Tuscany. By Richard Eng...
The Ecstasy of St Teresa
Richard England eulogises on one of his favourite 17th century art works, The Ecstasy of St Teresa b...
An Enduring Mystery
The brooding, unknown message in Nicolas Poussin’s iconic painting, Et in Arcadia Ego. By Richard ...
Music speaks to Architecture: Górecki and Pärt
Richard England comments on two of his favourite modern composers; Henryk Górecki and Arvo Pärt ...
Letter to an artist
Too many dilettantes audaciously jump on the bandwagon and egoistically term themselves artists...