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| − | '''Benjamin West''' (Springfield, Pa., 1738 - London, 1820) was an American [[Neoclassical]] [[painter]], a founder of the Royal Academy (1768). His paintings had mainly historical, religious, and mythological subjects. West had an important leadership and influence on later artists. Among his students we could include [[Charles Willson Peale]], [[Gilbert Stuart]], [[John Linnell]], [[Edward Savage]], and [[John Trumbull]]. | + | [[File:Benjamin West by Gilbert Stuart 1783-84.jpg|thumb|West by Gilbert Stuart, 1783 - 1784.]] |
| + | '''Benjamin West''' (Springfield, Pa., 1738 - London, 1820) was an American [[Neoclassical]] [[painter]], a founder of the Royal Academy (1768). His paintings had mainly historical, religious, and mythological subjects. West had an important leadership and influence on later artists. Among his students we could include [[Charles Willson Peale]], [[Gilbert Stuart]], [[John Linnell]], [[Edward Savage]], Thomas Sully and [[John Trumbull]] (all studied with West in London). | ||
Benjamin West was one of the first American painters to win a wide reputation in Europe; there he was known as ''"the American [[Raphael]]"''. | Benjamin West was one of the first American painters to win a wide reputation in Europe; there he was known as ''"the American [[Raphael]]"''. | ||
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| + | [[File:West Death on a Pale Horse 1817.jpg]] | ||
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| + | Death on a Pale Horse, 1817. | ||
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File:West Juno Receiving the Cestus from Venus 1771.jpg|Juno Receiving the Cestus from Venus, 1771. | File:West Juno Receiving the Cestus from Venus 1771.jpg|Juno Receiving the Cestus from Venus, 1771. | ||
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Image:West William Penn s Treaty with the Indians.jpg|William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1772. | Image:West William Penn s Treaty with the Indians.jpg|William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1772. | ||
File:West The Death of Lord Nelson in the Cockpit of the Ship Victory.jpg|The Death of Lord [[Horatio Nelson|Nelson]] in the Cockpit of the Ship Victory. | File:West The Death of Lord Nelson in the Cockpit of the Ship Victory.jpg|The Death of Lord [[Horatio Nelson|Nelson]] in the Cockpit of the Ship Victory. | ||
| + | File:West Venus comforting Cupid stung by a bee.jpg|Venus comforting Cupid stung by a bee, 1813. | ||
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*[[American Painting]] | *[[American Painting]] | ||
*[[Rembrandt Peale]] | *[[Rembrandt Peale]] | ||
| + | * [[Gallery of Self-Portrait Paintings]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/west/ West, Benjamin] The WebMuseum. | *[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/west/ West, Benjamin] The WebMuseum. | ||
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[[Category:American Painters]] | [[Category:American Painters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:17, March 4, 2014
Benjamin West (Springfield, Pa., 1738 - London, 1820) was an American Neoclassical painter, a founder of the Royal Academy (1768). His paintings had mainly historical, religious, and mythological subjects. West had an important leadership and influence on later artists. Among his students we could include Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, John Linnell, Edward Savage, Thomas Sully and John Trumbull (all studied with West in London).
Benjamin West was one of the first American painters to win a wide reputation in Europe; there he was known as "the American Raphael".
Death on a Pale Horse, 1817.
Juno Receiving the Cestus from Venus, 1771.
Death of General Wolfe, 1771.
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1772.
The Death of Lord Nelson in the Cockpit of the Ship Victory.
Venus comforting Cupid stung by a bee, 1813.
See also
External links
- Benjamin West ARTCYCLOPEDIA.
- West, Benjamin The WebMuseum.