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ARTISTS’ INSPIRATIONS

Take an inspiring trip to see the sights that captivated some of the best-loved artists...

TURNER’S SCOTLAND

J.M.W. TURNER holidayed and sketched in Scotland’s Trossachs National Park. Millais also spent a summer there in 1853 and painted a portrait of art critic Ruskin.

INSIDER TIP: The portrait of Ruskin, on display at the Ashmolean, Oxford, destroyed Ruskin’s marriage — Millais fell in love with his wife, Effie, and later married her.

DETAILS: Stay at Monachyle Mhor, £195 B&B, monachylemhor.net.

MONET’S FRANCE

MONET was devoted to the grounds of his Normandy home. ‘All my money goes into my garden,’ he said. It blooms beautifully from April to October.

INSIDER TIP: His famous water lilies flower in the Japanese-inspired water garden in July and August.

DETAILS: Entry to the house and garden in Giverny is €10 (£8),

giverny.org. Stay nearby in La Reserve from €140 (£118) B&B,

sawdays.co.uk. Flights to Paris £60 return, easyjet.com.

CANALETTO’S ITALY

VENICE made Canaletto famous and vice versa. The artist captured its squares and waterways in impressive detail.

INSIDER TIP: See his Regatta On The Grand Canal come to life at the Historical Regatta in September.

DETAILS: Three nights with flights at the Ruzzini Palace Hotel and tickets to the Doge’s Palace from £579 pp, kirkerholidays.com.