Greatest Paintings: Age of Enlightenment - Raeburn's Skating Minister

How does Henry Raeburn’s Skating Minister represent both the Scottish Enlightenment and the Romantic movement? In what ways does subject Reverend Robert Walker’s personal history connect to the famous Dutch Golden Age? And, how did a controversy about the most reproduced image in Scotland traumatise the Scottish national identity?

Series: Standalone
Topics: Romanticism Enlightenment
Published date: 2026-02-18
Year span: Unknown

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