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Work (1852–1865) is a painting by Ford Madox Brown that is generally considered to be his most important achievement. It exists in two versions. The painting attempts to portray, both literally and analytically, the totality of the Victorian social system and the transition from a rural to an urban economy.
- 137 cm × 198 cm (53.9 in × 77.9 in)
- Ford Madox Brown
- 1865
18 de dic. de 2020 · The type of work that Brown has enabled involves bringing fresh water to the community. There’d been a cholera epidemic in 1854, because of water pollution and lack of sanitation. 10,000 Londoners died, including one of Brown’s servant girls. Let’s have a look at the children.
Ford Madox Brown, Work, 1852-1863. Ford Madox Brown’s allegory of labor in all its forms is the most ambitious Pre-Raphaelite painting of modern life and a profound meditation on the relationship between art, religion, and labor in Victorian society. Brown began the composition in Hampstead in 1852, but continued to elaborate it for another ...
6 de dic. de 2023 · The painting was begun in the summer of 1852. Brown traveled to the same spot in Hampstead every day, transporting his canvas back and forth by means of a special cart. The background landscape of the painting was completed right on the street in Hampstead so that Brown could capture the precise details of light, color and form.
Ford Madox Brown, detail Work, 1852-65, oil on canvas, 137 x 197.3 cm (Manchester City Art Galleries) In the background we see two riders on horseback, illustrating the landed upper classes, who by virtue of their wealth and place in society, have no need to work.
Ford Madox Brown (16 April 1821 – 6 October 1893) was a British painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his most notable painting was Work (1852–1865).
Destacan también Trabajo ("Work", 1852–1865), y el ciclo de doce pinturas acerca de la historia de Mánchester, en el ayuntamiento de la ciudad. Sus obras se caracterizan por su rico colorido, cuidada estética y minuciosidad en los detalles de atuendos y escenarios.