Tragedy

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The National Gallery is collaborating with the London Film School on 'Transcriptions: LFS Shorts', an innovative new project which involves second term students producing short 3-4 minute films inspired by the Gallery’s collection as part of their course.

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From the film-maker:

 

The painting has an immediate visual impact. Although Rubens uses colour to full effect, I wanted to invert this by using the bare minimum of colour. The composition is theatrical and the style bold. I wanted to twist the picture's disturbing theme, shifting the power over to the women.

 

Chi Yu

 

A piece inspired by Peter Paul Rubens,  The Rape of the Sabine Women, probably 1635-40,

Change of Mind
FlashChange of Mind
Markus Etter
A Redder Shade Of White
FlashA Redder Shade Of White
Annette Remler
An Sióg Smaragaid (The Emerald Fairy)
FlashAn Sióg Smaragaid (The Emerald Fairy)
Robert Bennett
Imprisoned
FlashImprisoned
Yasser Ahmed
Like Herod
FlashLike Herod
Chi Yu
Strands
FlashStrands
Ashley Leigh Anderson
Wilt Thou Forgive
FlashWilt Thou Forgive
Stefana Brancastle
As Weak As Any Other Man
FlashAs Weak As Any Other Man
Hilmar Lipp
The Man I Married
FlashThe Man I Married
Onyinye Egenti
Left
FlashLeft
Ishaya Bako
Say Goodnight
FlashSay Goodnight
Elena Valden
 
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