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[Michael Levey] ✓ Sir Thomas Lawrence (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) ✓ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Sir Thomas Lawrence (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) Sir Thomas Lawrence (17691830) was the most gifted and successful British portrait painter in the generation following Gainsborough and Reynolds, and his pre-eminence was confirmed by his election as President of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1820. Tracing the steps in his career, Michael Levey analyses and illustrates the finest of Lawrence’s achievements, making pertinent comparisons with the work of British contemporaries and with foreign artists like Goya and Ingres. This beautifully il
| Title | : | Sir Thomas Lawrence (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.12 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300109989 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
Sir Thomas Lawrence (17691830) was the most gifted and successful British portrait painter in the generation following Gainsborough and Reynolds, and his pre-eminence was confirmed by his election as President of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1820. Tracing the steps in his career, Michael Levey analyses and illustrates the finest of Lawrence’s achievements, making pertinent comparisons with the work of British contemporaries and with foreign artists like Goya and Ingres. This beautifully illustrated, eloquently written, and comprehensive account reverses that view, demonstrating that Lawrence was an intelligent, hard-working, and profoundly conscientious artist.The book is the first
A comprehensive and scholarly study.”—Art Times. “Levey reclaims Lawrence as a major figure whose accomplishments need reconsideration
Very informative Reader Condenses all other books on Lawrence. If you want to learn facts and details this is the book! Good reqd
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