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James Thornhill is the artist behind the beautiful mural paintings that can be admired in the Painted Hall. He was still relatively unknown when, 32 years old, he won the commission at what was then the Royal Hospital for Seamen – or Greenwich Hospital – in 1707. Thornhill was born in 1675/6 into the squirearchy of Dorset.
Sir James Thornhill. c.1710. On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art. Thetis Accepting the Shield of Achilles from Vulcan Sir James Thornhill.
Sir James Thornhill, 1675-1734. A half-length portrait to right wearing a dark dun-coloured coat and a grey full-bottomed wig. He holds his palette and brushes in his left hand. The background is a lighter colour. Thornhill was a portrait and history painter, the most successful painter of decorative interiors of the English school, and the ...
James Thornhill. Selbstporträt in der großen Halle (Painted Hall) des Old Royal Naval College (Greenwich Hospital) Sir James Thornhill (* 25. Juli 1675 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset; † 13. Mai 1734 bei Weymouth) war ein englischer Maler .
Johns / “An Air of Grandeur & Modesty” 501 “AN AIR OF GRANDEUR & MODESTY”: JAMES THORNHILL’S PAINTING IN THE DOME OF ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL Richard Johns In the summer of 1715, the English artist James Thornhill and a small team of assistants began painting the inner dome, or cupola, of St. Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London (Figure 1).
14 de jun. de 2021 · Old Royal Naval College Painted Hall history. The Painted Hall boasts one of the most spectacular Baroque interiors in Europe. The incredible ceiling and wall decorations were conceived and executed by British artist Sir James Thornhill. The surfaces of the hall are covered in striking paintings depicting 200 figures including kings, queens and ...
This oil painting by Sir James Thornhill was completed in 1710. The Acts of Apostles say that Paul was enraged upon the many images of pagan gods in Athens, and when questioned by a group of philosophers on his position in the Areopagus, the ancient court site in Athens, St Paul preached and was soon heard by a growing crowd.
