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Self-Portrait at the Age of about Forty Painting ID:: 26933
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Joseph wright of derby Self-Portrait at the Age of about Forty mk52
Oil on canvas
76.2x63.5cm
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Illumination of the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome Painting ID:: 29369
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Joseph wright of derby Illumination of the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome mk65
Oil on canvas
64x84"
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A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery Painting ID:: 30297
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Joseph wright of derby A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery nn05
c.1764-1766
A star-machine explains the universe
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Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery Painting ID:: 30298
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Joseph wright of derby Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery nn05
Science produces machines
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Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery Painting ID:: 30299
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Joseph wright of derby Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery nn05
Mathematics replaces God
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Joseph wright of derby
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1734-97
English painter. He painted portraits, landscapes and subjects from literature, but his most original and enduringly celebrated works are a few which reflect the philosophical and technological preoccupations of the later 18th century and are characterized by striking effects of artificial light. He was the first major English painter to work outside the capital all his life: apart from spells in Liverpool (1768-71), Italy (1773-5) and Bath (1775-7), he lived and worked in his native Derby, though exhibiting in London at both the Society of Artists (1765-76, 1791) and the Royal Academy (1778-82, 1789-90, 1794). |
Related Artists::. | Alexandre Gabriel Decamps | James Monroe | Englebert Fisen | |
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