Benjamin
West

United States • 1738−1820
The artist Benjamin West (1738-1820), Anglo-American known for his large scale historical paintings. Great work Benjamin West, is mainly devoted to court life of king George III and US history.
The artist's works (paintings) – this chilly academic, and the apparent retreat from the strict canons. Historical compositions tend neoklassitsisticheskoy spirit, transmission of the environment and costumes of different desire for accuracy of the facts of history.
Names of famous paintings by Benjamin West:
• "Death on a white horse";
• "Hagar and Ishmael";
• "The Golden age" and others.
All of this – the titles of the works of the West, played an important role in the dissemination of didactic and epic genre fashionable in the late 18th century. The work of the master contributed to the development of historical painting in Britain and portraiture in America.
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Alexander 3 of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag
Alexander 3 of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag
1785-er
The death of General Wolfe
The death of General Wolfe
213×151 cm
€50
Digital copy
Leonid Kleombrota II sent into exile
Leonid Kleombrota II sent into exile
185×138 cm
€50
Digital copy
Agrippina landed in Brandisii with the ashes of Germanicus
Agrippina landed in Brandisii with the ashes of Germanicus
270×164 cm
€50
Digital copy
Portrait of Colonel guy Johnson
Portrait of Colonel guy Johnson
1775, 138×203 cm
Der dritte Teil des Triptychons
Der dritte Teil des Triptychons
Tod auf einem blassen Pferd
Tod auf einem blassen Pferd
Peter Beckford
Peter Beckford
Hagar und Ishmael
Hagar und Ishmael
Moses zeigt das verheißene Land
Moses zeigt das verheißene Land
Pilad und Orest geopfert
Pilad und Orest geopfert
Portrait von Raphael West und Benjamin West
Portrait von Raphael West und Benjamin West
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