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Joseph Wright of Derby, The Artists
Portrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby was an English Chiaroscuro Artist born on September 3, 1734. Wright of Derby contributed to the Romantic and Baroque movements and died on August 29, 1797.

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, Joseph Wright of Derby

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery 1766

A lighthouse on fire at night, Joseph Wright of Derby

A lighthouse on fire at night 1770

A Blacksmith's Shop, Joseph Wright of Derby

A Blacksmith's Shop 1771

The Alchemist, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Alchemist 1771

Iron Forge Viewed from Without, Joseph Wright of Derby

Iron Forge Viewed from Without 1773

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome 1775 – 1776

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill, Joseph Wright of Derby

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill 1787

Caspar David Friedrich, The ArtistsPortrait of Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich

The quiet tragedy of the big big world

1774 – 1840
Peder Balke, The ArtistsPortrait of Peder Balke

Peder Balke

Hard luck in the land of supernatural beauty

1804 – 1887
Eugène Delacroix, The ArtistsPortrait of Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix

Drama, movement and a search for the exotic

1798 – 1863
Caravaggio, The ArtistsPortrait of Caravaggio

Caravaggio

How a murderer invented Baroque painting

1571 – 1610
Clara Peeters, The ArtistsPortrait of Clara Peeters

Clara Peeters

A mysterious woman paints hyperrealistic brunch

1589 – 1657
Louise Moillon, The ArtistsPortrait of Louise Moillon

Louise Moillon

Subtle, sultry peaches

1610 – 1696
17011800

Anton Raphael Mengs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Ducreux

Benjamin West

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