Paint, Time and Paradox: A Stroll Round the Ashmolean

A few weeks ago we were in Oxford, and had a couple of spare hours so went to the Ashmolean Museum for a wander round.  I haven’t been in some year, and it used to be one of my favourite places as an undergraduate.  I’m not an art historian, but the paintings in the Renaissance gallery have always fascinated me in particular.  I took a few pictures and tweeted some thoughts at the time, and thought it might be worth putting them in a post.  It’s a bit of a ramble of thoughts, but you’re very...