The Art of Thomas Gainsborough by Michael Rosenthal

Tickets are available now with free admission at The National Gallery. In the movie Batman (1989) the painting can be seen hanging in Gotham Museum. Rosenthal concludes with a discussion of the problem of defining a role and proper form for the fine arts at a time of rapid social change and innovation.'-BOOK JACKET. In Quentin Tarantino’s film Django Unchained, the main character, Django, chooses to wear an outfit as a freed slave, identical to the outfit worn by Gainsborough’s subject in The Blue Boy. The second part of the book explores the manifestations of Gainsborugh's aesthetic in portraiture, landscape painting and paintings of sensibility. The painting is one of the artist’s greatest known works and has become an icon, with references in Hollywood films and quotes by contemporary artists. Arrives by Fri, May 5 Buy The Art of Thomas Gainsborough: A Little Business for the Eye (Pre-Owned Hardcover 9780300081374) by Professor Michael Rosenthal. Late in his career Thomas Gainsborough became preoccupied with the theme of the cottage door, and he created a group of paintings and drawings that show rustic. This is Gainsborough’s response to the legacy of Van Dyck and grand manner portraiture. This is also a historical costume study with the young subject dressed in 17th century costume wearing a striking blue outfit. The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough.Īrt historian Michael Rosenthal described Gainsborough as “one of the most technically proficient and, at the same time, most experimental artists of his time”. However, identification has never been proved and it is also thought to be Gainsborough’s nephew, Gainsborough Dupont (1754-1797). It is a life size portrait originally thought to be Jonathan Buttall (1752–1805), the son of a wealthy hardware merchant. Thomas Gainsborough painted The Blue Boy in 1770 using oil techniques.

Huntington Art Gallery in San Marino, California.īut exactly 100 years later to the day, this masterpiece went back on display at The National Gallery, where it will remain until May 15, after being loaned by The Huntington Gallery. On Januafter just a few weeks hanging at the National Gallery, ‘The Blue Boy’ sailed from London to a new home at The Henry E.

The Art of Thomas Gainsborough by Michael Rosenthal