The Forum's discussion of the BP POrtrait Award

Originally Posted by Thomasin Dewhurst

Thank-you for directing us to the article. It was interesting reading.

Thomasin, my pleasure!

The article is very informative about the triumph of photorealism at the BP Portrait Award Competition (National Gallery, London). But did you notice the journalist ended the article mixing up the centuries of Goya and Ingres?

"-18th century Ingres captures all the polished perfection of the neoclassical ideal

— 19th century Goya is unafraid to expose the ugly"

http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle1712054.ece

Ingres is 19th century, Goya 18th.

Oh well!