English landscapist and portraitist Joseph Wright was the first Romantic artist to find inspiration in the burgeoning Industrial Revolution and rise of science in a new age. Here, Wright draws from Greek legend in this work from 1780, where Butades’s daughter traces the shadow of her lover, which her father then used to make a clay bust of the youth.
The Corinthian Maid, c.1780, Oil On CanvasJoseph Wright of Derby British (1734 - 1797) |
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English landscapist and portraitist Joseph Wright was the first Romantic artist to find inspiration in the burgeoning Industrial Revolution and rise of science in a new age. Here, Wright draws from Greek legend in this work from 1780, where Butades’s daughter traces the shadow of her lover, which her father then used to make a clay bust of the youth. |
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