ARTHI 121A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Titian Peale, William Smallwood, Matthew Pratt
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Full size lacks spontaneity and looseness in 1818, original sketch from 1786 is better. West, american commissioners of the preliminary peace (1783) Style doesn"t remind us of anything, it"s a conversation piece. Death of general warren at bunker"s hill (1785-6) Death of general montgomery at quebec (1785-6) The rotunda canvases, washington, d. c. (1817 commission; 1818; 1824-26 in situ) Served in continental army, didn"t aspire to history painting, he was a portraiter. Had firsthand knowledge of washington who could pose for him, painted a collection of great man, renaissance man, interest in science, fathered 18 children. George washington at the battle of princeton (1779) Pump out the water so the bones can removed. Figures painted as if they"re going up the stairway, admission ticket, accuracy of image. Paintings side by side, portraits of famous man. Theres art, natural history, scientific study, altogether put in one painting. Presenting the element and talking, instruction of science and natural history.
