1979年9月19日 · This depiction of Shakespeare’s King Lear is representative of the variety of new subject matter that Benjamin West, among others, introduced into history painting. When West left Pennsylvania for Europe in 1760, he was the first American-born artist to train abroad.

Multitalented Edwin Austin Abbey, a Philadelphia-born illustrator, painter, and muralist, is best known for his historical imagery, especially Arthurian and Shakespearean subjects. A popular member of expatriate artistic circles, Abbey first visited England in 1878, and settled there permanently in 1882.

2022年7月18日 · Ary Scheffer’s watercolour of King Lear and the Fool from 1834 places the pair on Shakespeare’s bleak heath. William Dyce (1806–1864), King Lear and the Fool in the Storm (c 1851), oil on canvas, 136 × 173 cm, Scottish National Gallery, …

The artwork titled “King Lear,” created by Benjamin West circa 1788, is an oil painting on canvas belonging to the Neoclassicism art movement. With dimensions of 52.1 x 69.9 cm, this piece is classified under the genre of literary painting and currently resides in …

"King Lear," Act I, Scene I by Edwin Austin Abbey, created in 1898, is an oil on canvas painting that captures a dramatic moment from Shakespeare's play with meticulous attention to period detail and emotional intensity. The artwork exemplifies Abbey's academic style, characterized by its precise rendering and historical accuracy, and is part ...

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2024年4月23日 · As you can see from his King Lear painting (top of this page), this is a hallmark of Abbey’s Shakespeare paintings. It’s probably due to his strong illustration background. Edwin Austin Abbey, The Queen in Hamlet, 1895, Smithsonian American Art …

As Lear rages over his treatment by his two eldest daughters, his madness is mirrored in the surging storm and by Edgar (right) and the Fool (left). A monumental version of this painting is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Edwin Austin Abbey’s 1898 King Lear, Act I, Scene 1 (13.140) is a fine late example, where ominous gestures within a claustrophobic format infuse a colorful court pageant with foreboding. By the 1920s, a sparer, graphic vision had taken hold, represented by John Austen’s elegant illustrations to Hamlet: Prince of Denmark ( 66.540.37 ).

Title: King Lear. Engraver: William Sharp (British, London 1749–1824 London) Artist: After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London) Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London) Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon) Date: 1783. Medium ...