Post by cierlmeyrin on Nov 1, 2011 22:17:03 GMT -5
Famous Paintings of the Italian countryside became popular with British travellers who associated them with the classical history and myths of their Latin school texts. Before the invention of photography, painting was a primary way of recording remains of the ancient world. Children Paintings Oil was a favoured and more durable medium than watercolour.
Wilson was a Welsh painter who had studied in Italy. Dutch landscape painting, particularly the work of Aelbert Cuyp, also influenced him. Flower Paintings Wilson's patrons were the wealthy elite who sent their sons on the Grand Tour. He had begun as a portraitist, but in about 1752 gave up portrait painting in favour of landscapes. Boats Paintings He continued to paint landscapes in the Italian manner even after he returned to Britain. Wilson was a founder member of the Royal Academy and enjoyed considerable success until the early 1770s. People Paintings Although his career then went into decline, his treatment of landscape strongly influenced the next generation of artists, particularly William Turner.
Wilson was a Welsh painter who had studied in Italy. Dutch landscape painting, particularly the work of Aelbert Cuyp, also influenced him. Flower Paintings Wilson's patrons were the wealthy elite who sent their sons on the Grand Tour. He had begun as a portraitist, but in about 1752 gave up portrait painting in favour of landscapes. Boats Paintings He continued to paint landscapes in the Italian manner even after he returned to Britain. Wilson was a founder member of the Royal Academy and enjoyed considerable success until the early 1770s. People Paintings Although his career then went into decline, his treatment of landscape strongly influenced the next generation of artists, particularly William Turner.