St. John the Evangelist on Patmos
Carved Walnut Relief
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Tag Archives: 1700s
This tender, graceful work by Benjamin West is one of a special series of paintings commissioned by King George III to decorate a chapel at Windsor Castle.
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Scenes from the Life of Christ
Russian Icon
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St. James the Greater
Pompeo Batoni
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The Kemble Family in the Second Part of King Henry VI
William Hamilton, R.A.
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Not everyone who can hew a block of wood is able to carve an image; nor is everyone who can carve it able to outline and polish it; nor is he that can polish it able to paint it. (St. John of the Cross). This 18th-century figure highlights one unknown sculptor’s mastery of all three skills.
Louis XVI Musical Mantel Clock
Jean André Lepaute and Joseph Coteau
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Isaiah’s Lips Anointed with Fire
Benjamin West, P.R.A.
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