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Il Penseroso or Melancholy

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Description: Il Penseroso or Melancholy
TitleIl Penseroso or Melancholy
Creator nameRomney, George
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1770
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPrivate Collection
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPortrait painting, BritishPoetryAllegories
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Mark Hallett
Description: Reynolds: Portraiture in Action
Reynolds: Portraiture in Action
~~In 1774, the print publisher Robert Sayer issued a ‘New and Enlarged’ catalogue...
Author
Mark Hallett
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 2014 by Mark Hallett
Related print edition pages: pp.253-283
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00296.9
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Chapter subject tags:Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792Portrait painting, British--18th centuryRoyal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Aristocracy (Social class)--Great Britain--18th centuryKauffmann, Angelica, 1741-1807Art, British--Exhibitions--18th centuryPortrait prints, British--18th century

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Description: Inspiration of the Poet
Inspiration of the Poet
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator namePoussin, Nicolas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1630
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions72 x 84 in. (183 x 213 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065494
Inspiration of the Poet
Inspiration of the Poet
Description: Primavera, detail of Venus, the Graces, and Mercury
Primavera, detail of Venus, the Graces, and Mercury
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameBotticelli, Sandro
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1480
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera grassa on wood
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/botticelli-spring
Accession number1890 no. 8360
Primavera, detail of Venus, the Graces,...
Primavera, detail of the Three Graces
Description: Primavera
Primavera
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameBotticelli, Sandro
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1480
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera grassa on wood
Dimensions79 7/8 x 123 5/8 in. (203 x 314 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/botticelli-spring
Accession number1890 no. 8360
Primavera
Primavera
Description: Primavera, detail
Primavera, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameBotticelli, Sandro
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1480
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera grassa on wood
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/botticelli-spring
Accession number1890 no. 8360
Primavera, detail
Primavera, detail
Description: Happy Union
Happy Union
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 09
Creator nameVeronese, Paolo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1575
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 3/4 x 73 1/2 in. (187.4 x 186.7 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/paolo-veronese-happy-union
Accession numberNG1326
Happy Union
Allegory of Marriage
Description: Thomas John Clavering, later Sir Thomas Clavering, Bart., and Catherine Mary...
Thomas John Clavering, later Sir Thomas Clavering, Bart., and Catherine Mary Clavering: The Clavering Children
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameRomney, George
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1777
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions152.4 x 122.0 cm
LocationThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
http://emuseum.huntington.org/objects/4821/thomas-john-clavering-later-sir-thomas-clavering-bart-an?ctx=aa7032e2-8e8e-48fb-9dd7-19a114716b35&idx=0
Accession number78.20.35
Thomas John Clavering, later Sir Thomas...
Thomas John Clavering, later Sir Thomas Clavering, Bart., and Catherine Mary Clavering: The Clavering Children
Description: Sir Thomas More and His Family
Sir Thomas More and His Family
Posted by:John Carlson
May 22
Creator nameLockey, Rowland
Creator name (description)attributed to Rowland Lockey
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on vellum
Dimensions9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (24.1 x 29.2 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8821/sir-thomas-more-his-household-portrait-miniature-lockey-rowland/
Accession numberP.15-1973
Sir Thomas More and His Family
Sir Thomas More and His Family
Description: Catherine (Brouncker) Adye, later Catherine Willett
Catherine (Brouncker) Adye, later Catherine Willett
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameRomney, George
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1784–1785
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions75.4 x 62.9 cm
LocationThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
http://emuseum.huntington.org/objects/253/catherine-brouncker-adye-later-catherine-willett?ctx=0ec8684f-5f61-42d0-acbe-b316060efe7d&idx=0
Accession number22.56
Catherine (Brouncker) Adye, later...
Catherine (Brouncker) Adye, later Catherine Willett
Description: The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameCourbet, Gustave
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1854–1855
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions142 1/8 × 235 7/16 in. (361 × 598 cm)
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/latelier-du-peintre-927
Accession numberRF 2257
The Painter's Studio
The Artist's Studio, a real allegory summing up seven years of my artistic and moral life
Description: Melencolia I
Melencolia I
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1514
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1910-0212-303
Accession number1910,0212.303
Melencolia I
Melencolia I
Description: The Three Graces
The Three Graces
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameRubens, Peter Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1630–1635
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions86 7/8 × 71 3/4 in. (2.205 × 1.82 m)
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-three-graces/145eadd9-0b54-4b2d-affe-09af370b6932
Accession numberP001670
The Three Graces
The Three Graces
Description: Miss Juliana Willoughby
Miss Juliana Willoughby
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameRomney, George
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1781–1783
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions92.1 x 71.5 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.111.html
Accession number1937.1.104
Miss Juliana Willoughby
Miss Juliana Willoughby
Description: Capital and Charity
Capital and Charity
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator namePissarro, Lucien
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1891
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Capital and Charity
Capital and Charity
Description: Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Keppel
Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Keppel
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameReynolds, Joshua
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1761
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationWoburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Keppel
Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Keppel
Description: The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience...
The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameBarker, Thomas Jones
Creator nationality/cultureBritish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1862-1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions167.6 × 213.8 cm
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, London
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw00071/The-Secret-of-Englands-Greatness-Queen-Victoria-presenting-a-Bible-in-the-Audience-Chamber-at-Windsor
Accession number4969
The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen...
The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor)
Description: Day
Day
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1530
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsLength 72 7/8 in. (185 cm)
LocationSan Lorenzo, Florence
Day
Day
Description: Allegory of Death and Fame
Allegory of Death and Fame
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMusi, Agostino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1518
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions12 1/4 x 20 in. (31 x 50.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1426755&partId=1
Accession number1857,0502.18
Allegory of Death and Fame
Allegory of Death and Fame

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