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🖼️ Gates of a Villa in Italy, c.1909, John Singer Sargent (1856–1925). Watercolour on paper, 35.4 x 49.5 cm. WA1951.138
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🖼️ Gates of a Villa in Italy, c.1909, John Singer Sargent (1856–1925). Watercolour on paper, 35.4 x 49.5 cm. WA1951.138
🎟️ Weekend tickets are very limited. We advance booking, or visiting in the week for greater availability.
🏛️ Ashmolean Members go for free.
🎨 Membranes (detail), Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke, 2022, tempera, gouache on canvas © Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke. Photo Emma Wood. Courtesy of TIN MAN ART
🏛️ Ashmolean Members go for free.
🎨 Membranes (detail), Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke, 2022, tempera, gouache on canvas © Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke. Photo Emma Wood. Courtesy of TIN MAN ART
THIS IS WHAT YOU GET EXHIBITION
A major retrospective exhibition exploring the visual art of Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke and the iconic images of Radiohead. Open until 18 Jan 2026.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🎟️ Weekend tickets are very limited. We advance booking, or visiting in the week for greater availability.
🏛️ Ashmolean Members go for free.
🎨 Membranes (detail), Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke, 2022, tempera, gouache on canvas © Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke. Photo Emma Wood. Courtesy of TIN MAN ART
🏛️ Ashmolean Members go for free.
🎨 Membranes (detail), Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke, 2022, tempera, gouache on canvas © Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke. Photo Emma Wood. Courtesy of TIN MAN ART
He married Hiroshige's daughter Otatsu and inherited the name Hiroshige II following his master's death in 1858.
In 1865 his marriage ended and he moved to Yokohama and began working under different names.
❄️ Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill, 1862, Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869). EAX.4421
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
He married Hiroshige's daughter Otatsu and inherited the name Hiroshige II following his master's death in 1858.
In 1865 his marriage ended and he moved to Yokohama and began working under different names.
❄️ Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill, 1862, Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869). EAX.4421
These drawings were made using pen with brown ink and a brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper. ✍️
🐶 Studies of a dog, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727 - 1804). 20.8cm tall x 26.5 cm wide. WA1937.223
🐶 Studies of a dog, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727 - 1804). 20.8cm tall x 26.5 cm wide. WA1937.223
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
These drawings were made using pen with brown ink and a brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper. ✍️
🐶 Studies of a dog, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727 - 1804). 20.8cm tall x 26.5 cm wide. WA1937.223
🐶 Studies of a dog, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727 - 1804). 20.8cm tall x 26.5 cm wide. WA1937.223
This particular coin is called a teston, a very common denomination. The word teston means ‘large head’, named after the large ruler heads usually found on coins. However, papal coins like this one normally bear the reigning pope’s coat of arms.
Modern coin, 1572–1585. HCR46975
Modern coin, 1572–1585. HCR46975
December 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This particular coin is called a teston, a very common denomination. The word teston means ‘large head’, named after the large ruler heads usually found on coins. However, papal coins like this one normally bear the reigning pope’s coat of arms.
Modern coin, 1572–1585. HCR46975
Modern coin, 1572–1585. HCR46975
The word cashmere is an anglicisation of Kashmir. A luxury product traded from India to Europe, the Kashmir shawl was a fashionable item of clothing in the late 1700s and early 1800s in Europe.
🧥 Victorian surcoat made of Kashmir shawl pieces, mid-19th century, India. EA2000.39
🧥 Victorian surcoat made of Kashmir shawl pieces, mid-19th century, India. EA2000.39
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The word cashmere is an anglicisation of Kashmir. A luxury product traded from India to Europe, the Kashmir shawl was a fashionable item of clothing in the late 1700s and early 1800s in Europe.
🧥 Victorian surcoat made of Kashmir shawl pieces, mid-19th century, India. EA2000.39
🧥 Victorian surcoat made of Kashmir shawl pieces, mid-19th century, India. EA2000.39
They have also been used to protect against infection or eliminate bad smells. Sometimes they were made with several sections, like the pomander shown in the second image, so the owner could make their own bespoke perfume combining various ingredients.
🎄 WA2013.1.306.25
🎄 WA2013.1.28.2
🎄 WA2013.1.306.25
🎄 WA2013.1.28.2
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
They have also been used to protect against infection or eliminate bad smells. Sometimes they were made with several sections, like the pomander shown in the second image, so the owner could make their own bespoke perfume combining various ingredients.
🎄 WA2013.1.306.25
🎄 WA2013.1.28.2
🎄 WA2013.1.306.25
🎄 WA2013.1.28.2
Stone structures were rare in Edo, a city of frequent earthquakes. Overlooking the bridge is the Yūhi or ‘Sunset’ Hill of the print title.
❄️ Yūhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro, 1857, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Woodblock print with bokashi (tonal gradation), EAX.4368
❄️ Yūhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro, 1857, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Woodblock print with bokashi (tonal gradation), EAX.4368
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Stone structures were rare in Edo, a city of frequent earthquakes. Overlooking the bridge is the Yūhi or ‘Sunset’ Hill of the print title.
❄️ Yūhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro, 1857, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Woodblock print with bokashi (tonal gradation), EAX.4368
❄️ Yūhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro, 1857, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Woodblock print with bokashi (tonal gradation), EAX.4368