Joseph Wright of Derby
The birth of science out of fire

Joseph Wright of Derby, The Artists

Portrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby was an English 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

A lighthouse on fire at night, Joseph Wright of Derby

A lighthouse on fire at night

A Blacksmith's Shop, Joseph Wright of Derby

A Blacksmith's Shop

The Alchemist, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Alchemist

Iron Forge Viewed from Without, Joseph Wright of Derby

Iron Forge Viewed from Without

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

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome

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

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, The Artists

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

I didn't know Picasso but he knew me

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Artists

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Every age has its Star Boy — might as well be J.M.W. Turner

Ivan Aivazovsky, The Artists

Ivan Aivazovsky

A military painter sponsored by the state—smells like propaganda

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Artists

Rembrandt van Rijn

Your sins and your good deeds will leave a mark

Giovanna Garzoni, The Artists

Giovanna Garzoni

Travel, socialize, paint lemons and beans

Frans Snyders, The Artists

Frans Snyders

Harnessing the power of the diagonal line

17011800

A disgraced silversmith, last of a dynasty

François-Thomas Germain

We're all young and hot — let's make out

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Joseph Wright of Derby

Renaissance painter wins the internet

A feminist prodigy charms the European elite

Angelica Kauffmann

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