Презентация, доклад по английскому языку Английские художники в коллекции Эрмитажа (Часть2 )

painter of the XVIII century.

The painter stands out with his own
manner of drawing light effects and
his pictures lit with candle light.

alchemy were often based on themes
discussed at meetings of the Lunar Society -
group of influential scientists and industrialists
living in the Midlands.

1773 years - the artist lived in Derby. Here he met with the ceramic artists Joshua Wedgwood
and chemist Joseph Priestley. He was present at the experiments of scientists
and portrayed them in his works.

explored the picturesque caves and grottoes.
His impressions of Italian nature he expressed with words
"Beautiful and unusual atmosphere, so clean and clear“
that later reflected in his works.

inspired him to write a few dozen paintings with dramatic effect of combat fire and darkness. Subsequently, this topic is very often reflected in his works.

Italy,
where he painted the ancient ruins, and studied landscape drawing, copied classical statues and watched over the spectacular fireworks during the carnival in Rome.

and portrait painter, a representative of the English school of portraiture of the XVIII century. Art theorist.

in London, Reynolds worked under his supervision for three years, and then spent another three years in Devonport and was again in London in 1746. In 1749 he went to Italy, where he studied the works of great masters, mostly Titian, Correggio, Raphael and Michelangelo.

pieces, intelligent selection
of accessories and bold, juicy style of writing. As for the historical paintings of Reynolds, they are consider to his portraits, although there are also quite a few skills that can be seen on first-class
painters canvases.