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Catalogue
- Year
- 1718
- Dimensions
- 25 × 11.7 cm (9 7/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- James Thornhill
Artist
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James Thornhill was a British history painter and muralist active in the early 18th century, best known for large-scale decorative schemes executed in oil and fresco. His monumental commissions, including work at the Painted Hall in Greenwich and the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, established him as a leading figure in English Baroque painting. Thornhill's compositions combined classical narrative with architectural grandeur, anchoring his figures within elaborate perspectival frameworks that demanded years of sustained execution.
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Study for King Josiah Rending his Garments
1725 · pen and brown ink over black chalk
Flora Design for Closet Ceiling (left) and Statue of Apollo Design for Blank Niche (right), for Bateman House, London
1716 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper
Study
1714 · Pen and brown ink with brush and tan and gray wash on ivory laid paper
Saint Paul and Barnabas at Lystra
1709 · Black chalk with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, tipped onto card
Company of Painters
1709 · Brush and brown wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper
Lupercalia (recto), and Sketches of Figures (verso)
1702 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite (recto), and black chalk (verso), on ivory wove paper
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- James Thornhill
- Year
- 1718
- Dimensions
- 25 × 11.7 cm (9 7/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1718-130957
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- verified