Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
Reynolds is a famous English painter. He became a fashionable portrait painter artist with the English gentry and aristocracy of his time, using a formal style known as the grand manner. He often placed the portraits in outdoor country settings, capturing the subtle effects of light with rapid yet delicate brushwork. He painted many important people, including his friend Samuel Johnson(English critic, poet and lexicographer). He became the first president of the Royal Academy and used his lectures, known as the Discourses, to express his value of academic art and the status of the artist.
Reynolds connected successfully man and nature, it was his novelty in modern art. The artist showed the character of a person through the nature which was the background of his canvases. The first success came to him in 1780 with the portrait of actress Sarah Siddons (she was the leading tragic actress of her time, famous for roles such as Lady Macbeth). She was also painted by Gainsborough (famous English master of portrait). Reynolds exhibited his pictures at the Royal Academy.
Now some words about the portrait of Lady Francis Finch. It attract our attention because of her pleasant, romantic, quiet and exquisite appearance. The eyes of this lady are full of kindness, calmness, tender. Though she is a very rich and important, it doesnt influence on her character. She isnt pompous, ornate or pretentious.
He was very lyrical painter and a very strong psychologist, he painted mostly women on the background of a scenery. His portraits are optimistic and the light and the shade of colour are in full harmony with the lines.
Isaac Levitan (1860-1900)
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