The Art of Thomas Gainsborough by Michael Rosenthal

From the moment that heīegan to study art in 1740 to his death in 1788, we may trace in his Was an artist acutely responsive to these shifts, committed to creatingĪn art that could engage meaningfully with them. Respects, the era witnessed the birth of modern culture. (1740-88) saw the transformation of the economy, the expansion ofĮmpire, and rapid technological and social change. The half-century encompassed by Gainsborough's career But Gainsborough's art can be seen asĮxpressing, commenting on and in some respects challenging the wider The relationship between his imagery and the broader history of his age Indeed, of his letters) have been under-appreciated, and consequently The complex ironies and subtleties of his art (or, Straightforward character, a notion that has persisted in the literature Himself in his letters, these images were created by an unlearned and If we were to believe Gainsborough, as he presented His landscapes to embody an enduring vision of the English countrysideĪs rural idyll. His portraits appear to conjure up a lost world of Georgian elegance and THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH is one of Britain's best-loved artists.

APA style: Thomas Gainsborough: artist of a changing world: Michael Rosenthal and Martin Myrone look beyond the traditional view of Gainsborough and argue for a view of the painter beyond that of society portraitist, as a modernist responding to the broader themes of his times.

Thomas Gainsborough: artist of a changing world: Michael Rosenthal and Martin Myrone look beyond the traditional view of Gainsborough and argue for a view of the painter beyond that of society portraitist, as a modernist responding to the broader themes of his times. MLA style: 'Thomas Gainsborough: artist of a changing world: Michael Rosenthal and Martin Myrone look beyond the traditional view of Gainsborough and argue for a view of the painter beyond that of society portraitist, as a modernist responding to the broader themes of his times.

The Art of Thomas Gainsborough by Michael Rosenthal