John Singleton Copley Self-Portrait
Acrylic On Canvas- WallArt
- Neoclassicism
1784
56.0 x 56.0 cm
Национальная портретная галерея
John Adams once proclaimed John Singleton Copley to be “the greatest Master, that ever was in America.” As a teenager, Copley was already satisfying Bostonians’ desire for realistic portraits. By the time he was twenty, he had grown frustrated by the limitations of his provincial environment, where, he complained, art was regarded as “no more than any other useful trade.” Copley longed to visit Europe to study great works of art and escape the political turmoil at home. His father-in-law was among the merchants whose tea was dumped in Boston Harbor during the Tea Party of December 1773. Many other family members were loyalists who opposed the growing demand for American independence, as were clients such as Andrew Oliver (whose portrait by Copley is dis-played nearby). In June 1774, Copley departed for England where, in the flush of new success, he painted this self-por-trait. He never returned to the United States.
Джон Синглтон Копли (1738 – 1815)
Джон Синглтон Копли (1738-1815) – выдающийся американский художник, мастер портретов и исторических сцен. Его работы отражают колониальную жизнь Америки с глубоким психологизмом.
Национальная портретная галерея (Вашингтон, США)
Погрузитесь в историю Америки через лица ее выдающихся деятелей! Знаменитые портреты президентов, художников и героев в Национальной галерее Вашингтона, Д.С.
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- Название: John Singleton Copley Self-Portrait
- Художник: Джон Синглтон Копли
- Год: 1784
- Размер оригинала: 56.0 x 56.0 cm
- Формат: Square
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Местонахождение: Национальная портретная галерея
- Динамика: Neoclassicism
- Материал: Acrylic On Canvas
- Предназначение: Accent
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