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29 de mar. de 2023 · Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting, which depended on idealisation of the imperfect.
Painter and first President of the Royal Academy Reynolds was the first President of the Royal Academy and Britain's leading portrait painter. In his attempt to raise the status of portraiture, he created the 'Grand Manner' which borrowed from classical antiquity and the Old Masters to fill his portraits with moral and heroic symbolism. An incredible socialite, social climber and self-promoter ...
The 18 th century English painter Joshua Reynolds was the most celebrated portraitist of his day and one of the leading names of English painting. Son of a clergyman, he was born in Plympton in Devonshire in 1723. He studied portrait painting in London from 1740 with Thomas Hudson, the best-known portraitist of the day.
7 de fev. de 2022 · Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) was one of the biggest names in eighteenth-century British art. He was most famous for his exquisite portraits, depicting the cream of Georgian society. There are well over 600 works under Reynolds' name on Art UK – as with many of the most popular artists, some are copies of his works, or by people who worked in his studio, but many are authentically by him.
Joshua Reynolds was hugely prolific, producing over 2,000 portraits in his career. He is considered one of Britain's greatest artists, revolutionizing the art of portraiture and raising its status. He had a profound impact on both his contemporaries and successors and his style was emulated by artists including Hugh Barron, John Singleton Copley, and James Northcote.
Sir Joshua Reynolds (Plympton, 16 luglio 1723 – Londra, 23 febbraio 1792) è stato un pittore inglese, uno dei più importanti e influenti pittori del XVIII secolo in Gran Bretagna e uno dei fondatori della Royal Academy of Arts.
Sir Joshua Reynolds (16. července 1723 – 23. února 1792) byl jeden z nejdůležitějších a nejvlivnějších anglických malířů 18. století, který se specializoval na malbu portrétů. Byl také jeden ze zakladatelů a od roku 1768 až do své smrti první ředitel Královské akademie umění ( Royal Academy of Arts ).
