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London, Mediterranean apprenticeship and old masters founded a new ambition for portraiture. This milestone sheds light on the "Joshua Reynolds" collection by favoring color.
1723 -1792 · Devon, London, Italy and Royal Academy
Discover Joshua Reynolds, hand-reproduced in oil on canvas.
1723 -1792 · Devon, London, Italy and Royal Academy
Joshua Reynolds was born in Plympton, Devon, in 1723. Apprentice of the portraitist Thomas Hudson in London, he traveled to the Mediterranean then stayed mainly in Italy from 1749 to 1752. Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Van Dyck, Rubens and Rembrandt nourished a language that he adapted to British portraiture. Back in London, Reynolds quickly became the sought-after painter of the aristocracy, officers, writers, actors and children. He raised the worldly effigy to the "great manner" by borrowing from history painting his poses, architecture, draperies and mythological allusions. The Waldegrave Ladies combines conversation, activity and family harmony; THE Archers transforms two friends into heroes of an aristocratic outdoors; The Age of Innocence and The Child Samuel give childhood a moral and poetic dimension. Elected first president of the Royal Academy in 1768, Reynolds delivered his Discourses on Art, major texts devoted to training, tradition and invention. His very experimental practice of the material has sometimes weakened colors, but his influence on European portraiture remains immense. The "Joshua Reynolds" selection notably compares The Age of Innocence and The Waldegrave Ladies. His reading favors color.
Reynolds treats the portrait as a history painting: the model retains its resemblance while entering the memory of the masters.
Course & style
London, Mediterranean apprenticeship and old masters founded a new ambition for portraiture. This milestone sheds light on the "Joshua Reynolds" collection by favoring color.
Aristocrats, military personnel, writers and actors establish a clientele and style of great variety.
Presidency, art theory and large portraits make Reynolds a lasting national authority.
Pose, column, landscape or drape give the portrait the breadth traditionally reserved for history. This line guides a color-centered reading of "Joshua Reynolds".
Van Dyck, Titian, Rembrandt and Raphael freely nourish the color and composition.
Hand, conversation, hunting or activity place the model in a world of elegance and role.
Gaze, innocence and gentleness transform the young model into a moral as well as an individual figure.
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Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Joshua Reynolds.
The natural pose and landscape give the child's portrait a softness that has become universal.
Landmark work by Joshua Reynolds. Reading "Joshua Reynolds" through color.The three sisters, united around a work, compose a rhythmic and intimate group portrait.
Landmark work by Joshua ReynoldsThe gesture of prayer combines simplicity of the model, biblical story and domestic emotion.
Landmark work by Joshua ReynoldsBows, costumes and landscape transform two friends into elegant and monumental action figures.
Landmark work by Joshua ReynoldsPose, column, landscape or drape give the portrait the breadth traditionally reserved for history. This line guides a color-centered reading of "Joshua Reynolds".
Reading key for Joshua ReynoldsVan Dyck, Titian, Rembrandt and Raphael freely nourish the color and composition.
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