It's quite a risk for any film to recreate the setting of such an illustrious oil painting but Dick Pope, Leigh's cinematographer, gives Turner a run for his money.
As the year comes to an end, we wanted to celebrate this year's most entertaining art memes, paying homage to the likes of Beast Jesus and Mitt Romney's illustrious portrait painting.
Kokoschka, of course, did go on to a long and illustrious career in painting, writing and humanitarian causes, although none of his later art, in my opinion, equaled these penetrating portraits.
Following the French Revolution, Vigée Le Brun fled France and proceeded to paint the aristocracy from Italy to Russia, becoming the most famous portraitist in Europe, painting over 600 portraits over her illustrious career.
She painted the most illustrious families, working best in watercolor.
This was at first rejected, but on 20 September 1544 Titian seemed assured enough to send a message to Cardinal Alessandro that he would visit to "paint Your Honor's illustrious household down to the last cat".
This annual show invites illustrious ex-alumni and other artist well-wishers to paint on postcards, which are then sold in aid of the RCA Fine Art Student Award Fund.
It was not seen as a painting of such importance that it should go on instant display, even though it had an illustrious pedigree, with previous owners including such famed art collectors as the princes of Liechtenstein.
Dickey joined illustrious company.
He is in illustrious company.
