Salvador Castío
@salvadorcastio.bsky.social
Another excellent episode, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social. 👏🏼👏🏼
BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Sir Salman Rushdie, writer
Sir Salman Rushdie, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Another excellent episode, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social. 👏🏼👏🏼
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
@laurenlaverne.bsky.social Desert Island Discs over a cup of coffee is a Sunday morning staple. Cheers for an excellent and engaging show. ☕️👏🏼
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@laurenlaverne.bsky.social Desert Island Discs over a cup of coffee is a Sunday morning staple. Cheers for an excellent and engaging show. ☕️👏🏼
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Happy Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night with Edward Burne-Jones and Evelyn De Morgan paintings of ‘Hero’ and her torch of light.
In the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, Hero, a priestess, uses a torch from her tower to guide her lover Leander as he swims across the Hellespont strait to meet her in secret.
In the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, Hero, a priestess, uses a torch from her tower to guide her lover Leander as he swims across the Hellespont strait to meet her in secret.
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Happy Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night with Edward Burne-Jones and Evelyn De Morgan paintings of ‘Hero’ and her torch of light.
In the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, Hero, a priestess, uses a torch from her tower to guide her lover Leander as he swims across the Hellespont strait to meet her in secret.
In the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, Hero, a priestess, uses a torch from her tower to guide her lover Leander as he swims across the Hellespont strait to meet her in secret.
My picture Mystery is an amalgamation of sources of inspiration, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Kate Bush, and Jane Morris. My latest blog post details my process step by step. salvadorcastio.com/revolution-of-mystery @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #scastio #traditionalartist #preraphaelite
October 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
My picture Mystery is an amalgamation of sources of inspiration, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Kate Bush, and Jane Morris. My latest blog post details my process step by step. salvadorcastio.com/revolution-of-mystery @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #scastio #traditionalartist #preraphaelite
A brilliant mind gone too soon.
If you like listening, there is still a curated collection of short and longer BBC radio pieces involving Benjamin Zephaniah here on BBC sounds, including his Desert Island Discs (h/t @snig.bsky.social): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/curat...
BBC Sounds - Benjamin Zephaniah - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Benjamin Zephaniah on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A brilliant mind gone too soon.
An overcast Sunday morning with a cup of coffee, my sketchbook, and Desert Island Discs. Life is good. Cheers, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social, you interview the most fascinating people. #sundayvibes #desertislanddiscs #coffee #sketchbook
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
An overcast Sunday morning with a cup of coffee, my sketchbook, and Desert Island Discs. Life is good. Cheers, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social, you interview the most fascinating people. #sundayvibes #desertislanddiscs #coffee #sketchbook
These new galleries look fabulous.
Opening tomorrow, the new Pre-Raphaelite galleries at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. After extensive renovations, these four galleries, with over sixty artworks on display, are reopening.
Are you excited to visit?
Are you excited to visit?
October 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
These new galleries look fabulous.
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November Lecture Alert:
‘The Beauty of the Earth: the Art of May and William Morris’
Given by @suzannefagence.bsky.social
13:00, Saturday 22nd November
The Birmingham and Midland Institute.
Follow the link to our website in our bio, and click the events page to book.
‘The Beauty of the Earth: the Art of May and William Morris’
Given by @suzannefagence.bsky.social
13:00, Saturday 22nd November
The Birmingham and Midland Institute.
Follow the link to our website in our bio, and click the events page to book.
October 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
November Lecture Alert:
‘The Beauty of the Earth: the Art of May and William Morris’
Given by @suzannefagence.bsky.social
13:00, Saturday 22nd November
The Birmingham and Midland Institute.
Follow the link to our website in our bio, and click the events page to book.
‘The Beauty of the Earth: the Art of May and William Morris’
Given by @suzannefagence.bsky.social
13:00, Saturday 22nd November
The Birmingham and Midland Institute.
Follow the link to our website in our bio, and click the events page to book.
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Happy Diwali! To celebrate the Hindu, Jain and Sikh festival of light; depictions of stars twinkling in the night sky.
1. 🖼️ ‘Night’, Edward Robert Hughes.
2. 🖼️ Study for “The Hours” mural, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897.
3. 🖼️ ‘Dantis Amor’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1860, @tate.bsky.social.
1. 🖼️ ‘Night’, Edward Robert Hughes.
2. 🖼️ Study for “The Hours” mural, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897.
3. 🖼️ ‘Dantis Amor’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1860, @tate.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Happy Diwali! To celebrate the Hindu, Jain and Sikh festival of light; depictions of stars twinkling in the night sky.
1. 🖼️ ‘Night’, Edward Robert Hughes.
2. 🖼️ Study for “The Hours” mural, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897.
3. 🖼️ ‘Dantis Amor’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1860, @tate.bsky.social.
1. 🖼️ ‘Night’, Edward Robert Hughes.
2. 🖼️ Study for “The Hours” mural, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897.
3. 🖼️ ‘Dantis Amor’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1860, @tate.bsky.social.
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Thinking of Morris and his challenge to us in his lecture on 'Art & the Beauty of the Earth', delivered #otd 1881.
He declared 'I believe machines can do everything-except make works of art'.
Find out more at our exhibition, opening Winchester 15 Nov :
www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...
He declared 'I believe machines can do everything-except make works of art'.
Find out more at our exhibition, opening Winchester 15 Nov :
www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...
October 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Thinking of Morris and his challenge to us in his lecture on 'Art & the Beauty of the Earth', delivered #otd 1881.
He declared 'I believe machines can do everything-except make works of art'.
Find out more at our exhibition, opening Winchester 15 Nov :
www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...
He declared 'I believe machines can do everything-except make works of art'.
Find out more at our exhibition, opening Winchester 15 Nov :
www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...
There’s nothing better on a Sunday morning than listening to an episode of Desert Island Discs over a cup of coffee. Another great episode, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social #sundayvibe #desertislanddiscs #coffee #BBC
Desert Island Discs - Michael Sheen, actor - BBC Sounds
Michael sheen, actor, shares the soundtrack fo his life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There’s nothing better on a Sunday morning than listening to an episode of Desert Island Discs over a cup of coffee. Another great episode, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social #sundayvibe #desertislanddiscs #coffee #BBC
I hope someone writes a blog post, creates a Substack, or, even better, records a podcast episode about this event and the ideas that emerged from it.
Thanks to everyone that came and contributed to the Pre-Raphaelite study day yesterday.
Fascinating day and great to see so much energy, enthusiasm and expertise in the field of Pre-Raphaelite studies.
Fascinating day and great to see so much energy, enthusiasm and expertise in the field of Pre-Raphaelite studies.
September 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I hope someone writes a blog post, creates a Substack, or, even better, records a podcast episode about this event and the ideas that emerged from it.
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Just a reminder of the conference tomorrow
‘Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now? Contemporary interventions in art and literature’.
Date and Location: starting at 9am, Sat 20 Sept 2025, Birmingham and Midland Institute, UK.
For all the details: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
‘Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now? Contemporary interventions in art and literature’.
Date and Location: starting at 9am, Sat 20 Sept 2025, Birmingham and Midland Institute, UK.
For all the details: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
September 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Just a reminder of the conference tomorrow
‘Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now? Contemporary interventions in art and literature’.
Date and Location: starting at 9am, Sat 20 Sept 2025, Birmingham and Midland Institute, UK.
For all the details: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
‘Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now? Contemporary interventions in art and literature’.
Date and Location: starting at 9am, Sat 20 Sept 2025, Birmingham and Midland Institute, UK.
For all the details: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
Defiance is going against expectations and doing what matters to you. This is Fanny Eaton, a woman of color who posed for the Pre-Raphaelites in Victorian England and was almost overlooked by art history. The link to my full blog post is in the comments. @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #scastio #art
September 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Defiance is going against expectations and doing what matters to you. This is Fanny Eaton, a woman of color who posed for the Pre-Raphaelites in Victorian England and was almost overlooked by art history. The link to my full blog post is in the comments. @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #scastio #art
Four decades. How I came to be featured in an eminent Art Journal. Read my full blog post on my story: salvadorcastio.com/beautiful-re...
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @alexxr97.bsky.social @suzannefagence.bsky.social @preraphaelicious.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social
#art
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @alexxr97.bsky.social @suzannefagence.bsky.social @preraphaelicious.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social
#art
August 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Four decades. How I came to be featured in an eminent Art Journal. Read my full blog post on my story: salvadorcastio.com/beautiful-re...
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @alexxr97.bsky.social @suzannefagence.bsky.social @preraphaelicious.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social
#art
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @alexxr97.bsky.social @suzannefagence.bsky.social @preraphaelicious.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social
#art
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Cloaked in cascading bronze chiffon, the Summer Issue of the PRS Review/PRSUS Newsletter is out now! Crammed with essays that’ll whisk you away to 13thC Florence and marvels closer to home, astonishing art, poetry, architecture, book & exhibition reviews, opinion pieces and more! 💎
August 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Cloaked in cascading bronze chiffon, the Summer Issue of the PRS Review/PRSUS Newsletter is out now! Crammed with essays that’ll whisk you away to 13thC Florence and marvels closer to home, astonishing art, poetry, architecture, book & exhibition reviews, opinion pieces and more! 💎
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#SwiftieSunday- a trio of posts of Taylor album covers and our Pre-Raphaelite pairings.
Taylor Swift’s first track on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is ‘Fate of Ophelia,’ and with this cover we can see the Millais and Pre-Raphaelite references clearly.
🖼️ ‘Ophelia’, John Everett Millais, 1851-52, Tate.
Taylor Swift’s first track on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is ‘Fate of Ophelia,’ and with this cover we can see the Millais and Pre-Raphaelite references clearly.
🖼️ ‘Ophelia’, John Everett Millais, 1851-52, Tate.
August 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#SwiftieSunday- a trio of posts of Taylor album covers and our Pre-Raphaelite pairings.
Taylor Swift’s first track on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is ‘Fate of Ophelia,’ and with this cover we can see the Millais and Pre-Raphaelite references clearly.
🖼️ ‘Ophelia’, John Everett Millais, 1851-52, Tate.
Taylor Swift’s first track on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is ‘Fate of Ophelia,’ and with this cover we can see the Millais and Pre-Raphaelite references clearly.
🖼️ ‘Ophelia’, John Everett Millais, 1851-52, Tate.
The past week has been a whirlwind. Amid all the excitement, I've written a new blog post sharing my thoughts on the week's events and what is to come.
Mystery. 2025. Pen and ink.
salvadorcastio.com/back-on-the-... @zzaman.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #draughtsman #prerapharlite #art
Mystery. 2025. Pen and ink.
salvadorcastio.com/back-on-the-... @zzaman.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #draughtsman #prerapharlite #art
August 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The past week has been a whirlwind. Amid all the excitement, I've written a new blog post sharing my thoughts on the week's events and what is to come.
Mystery. 2025. Pen and ink.
salvadorcastio.com/back-on-the-... @zzaman.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #draughtsman #prerapharlite #art
Mystery. 2025. Pen and ink.
salvadorcastio.com/back-on-the-... @zzaman.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #draughtsman #prerapharlite #art
It's been an Amazing week. After months of patiently waiting, I can finally reveal that I am the subject of a five-page article, In An Artist's Studio, in the new issue of the Pre-Raphaelite Society's PRS Review. My sincere thanks to @zzaman.bsky.social and @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social. #art
August 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It's been an Amazing week. After months of patiently waiting, I can finally reveal that I am the subject of a five-page article, In An Artist's Studio, in the new issue of the Pre-Raphaelite Society's PRS Review. My sincere thanks to @zzaman.bsky.social and @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social. #art
A thing of beauty.
August 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A thing of beauty.
Where beauty stands against the times.
salvadorcastio.com/blog/ @alexxr97.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @ruthmillington.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social @serena-t.bsky.social #artist #art #draughtsman #pre-raphaelite #penandink #drawing #artistsofbluesky
salvadorcastio.com/blog/ @alexxr97.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @ruthmillington.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social @serena-t.bsky.social #artist #art #draughtsman #pre-raphaelite #penandink #drawing #artistsofbluesky
August 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Read my three-part blog series on my decades-long journey with the Pre-Raphaelites.
salvadorcastio.com/blog/ @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @serena-t.bsky.social @alexxr97.bsky.social @ruthmillington.bsky.social #scastio #art #pre-raphaelites #penandink
salvadorcastio.com/blog/ @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @serena-t.bsky.social @alexxr97.bsky.social @ruthmillington.bsky.social #scastio #art #pre-raphaelites #penandink
August 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Read my three-part blog series on my decades-long journey with the Pre-Raphaelites.
salvadorcastio.com/blog/ @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @serena-t.bsky.social @alexxr97.bsky.social @ruthmillington.bsky.social #scastio #art #pre-raphaelites #penandink
salvadorcastio.com/blog/ @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @veryverso.bsky.social @zzaman.bsky.social @serena-t.bsky.social @alexxr97.bsky.social @ruthmillington.bsky.social #scastio #art #pre-raphaelites #penandink
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#FelineFriday today for #InternationalCatDay.
1. 🖼️ ‘The Awakening Conscience’, William Holman Hunt, 1853, @tate.bsky.social
2. 🖼️ ‘Old Woman by the Fire’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846, Wightwick Manor & Gardens.
3. 🖼️ ‘The Love Potion’, Evelyn De Morgan, 1903, @demorganfoundation.bsky.social.
1. 🖼️ ‘The Awakening Conscience’, William Holman Hunt, 1853, @tate.bsky.social
2. 🖼️ ‘Old Woman by the Fire’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846, Wightwick Manor & Gardens.
3. 🖼️ ‘The Love Potion’, Evelyn De Morgan, 1903, @demorganfoundation.bsky.social.
August 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#FelineFriday today for #InternationalCatDay.
1. 🖼️ ‘The Awakening Conscience’, William Holman Hunt, 1853, @tate.bsky.social
2. 🖼️ ‘Old Woman by the Fire’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846, Wightwick Manor & Gardens.
3. 🖼️ ‘The Love Potion’, Evelyn De Morgan, 1903, @demorganfoundation.bsky.social.
1. 🖼️ ‘The Awakening Conscience’, William Holman Hunt, 1853, @tate.bsky.social
2. 🖼️ ‘Old Woman by the Fire’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846, Wightwick Manor & Gardens.
3. 🖼️ ‘The Love Potion’, Evelyn De Morgan, 1903, @demorganfoundation.bsky.social.
I drew La Maja Soñadora six months after Entre Sombras and feel that it continues refine the Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic I’ve embraced.
The last part of my three-part blog series on the Pre-Raphaelites is available. Read it here:
salvadorcastio.com/vision-and-b...
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #art
The last part of my three-part blog series on the Pre-Raphaelites is available. Read it here:
salvadorcastio.com/vision-and-b...
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #art
August 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I drew La Maja Soñadora six months after Entre Sombras and feel that it continues refine the Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic I’ve embraced.
The last part of my three-part blog series on the Pre-Raphaelites is available. Read it here:
salvadorcastio.com/vision-and-b...
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #art
The last part of my three-part blog series on the Pre-Raphaelites is available. Read it here:
salvadorcastio.com/vision-and-b...
@preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #art