by Annette Rubery | May 3, 2024 | Architecture, History
I’m in the midst of writing a book about Sir John Vanbrugh and European art, so apologies for the lack of blogs. However, I didn’t want to miss sharing my photos of Vanbrugh’s late masterpiece, Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, which I was lucky...
by Annette Rubery | Nov 4, 2023 | Architecture, History
As we were in Oxford, we thought we’d have a look at a building on St Michael’s Street, close to the Oxford Union, that had the reputation of being by Sir John Vanbrugh. It probably isn’t, but it’s an intriguing bit of Baroque architecture that...
by Annette Rubery | Oct 18, 2023 | Architecture
The North Front: an interplay of Doric and Corinthian orders. I chose to spend my birthday this year visiting an architectural masterpiece by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. One of the Baroque qualities of Blenheim Palace is the way it incorporates a sense...
