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John Flaxman Escultor e ilustrador inglés Nació el 6 de junio de 1755 en York (Inglaterra). Cursó estudios en la Royal Academy de Londres. Entre 1775 y 1787 realiza decoraciones en relieve, inspiradas en los modelos de las cerámicas griega y romana, para el ceramista Josiah Wedgwood.
John Flaxman RA was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. Early in his career he worked as a modeller for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery. He spent several years in Rome, where he produced his first book illustrations. He was a prolific maker of funerary monuments.
John Flaxman (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. Early in his career, he worked as a modeller for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery. He spent several years in Rome, where he produced his first book illustrations. He was a prolific maker of funerary monuments.
29 de mar. de 2022 · John Flaxman (1755–1826) (b York, 6 July 1755; d London, 7 Dec. 1826). English sculptor, draughtsman, and designer, an outstanding figure of the Neoclassical movement. He was the son of a moulder of plaster figures, and after studying at the Royal Academy Schools (where he met his lifelong friend William Blake) he worked for the potter Josiah ...
John Flaxman's seven-year stay in Rome transformed him from an obscure British designer and sculptor into a major international figure with a proven record in monumental sculpture and decorative design. His outline engravings of 1793-5 illustrating Homer and Dante won him an international reputation unmatched by any contemporary British artist.
14 de ago. de 2019 · When Flaxman was appointed professor of sculpture at the RA in 1810, the acerbic painter Henry Fuseli left a dinner party to attend his inaugural lecture; his parting words were: “Farewell friends – farewell wine – farewell wit. I must leave you all and hear a sermon, the first preached by the Reverend John Flaxman.”
John Flaxman. John Flaxman (York, 6 luglio 1755 – Londra, 7 dicembre 1826) è stato uno scultore e disegnatore britannico.. Opera. Importante per il ruolo attivo nella diffusione del gusto neoclassico in Gran Bretagna, è noto anche per i monumenti sepolcrali (tomba di Nelson nella cattedrale londinese di San Paolo).