Benjamin West美国, 1738–1820Self-Portrait
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史密森尼美國藝術博物館
華盛頓哥倫比亞特區, 美國
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- 此状态始于
- 2026年9月25日
- 出处
- 博物馆自己的馆藏数据
About the painting
Six months before he died, West looked unflinchingly into the mirror to paint his self-portrait. He holds a drawing pencil and wears a painter's robe and beaver hat, which identify him as a founder and president of the Royal Academy of Art. The light is strongest on his face and hands, but the rest of the picture falls into shadow, as if he foresaw his own end. West was official painter to the King of England and the first American artist to gain an international reputation. His example led generations of American artists to measure their art and professional identities by European standards.
Exhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006
史密森尼美國藝術博物館
作品信息
- 馆藏编号
- 1917.2.3
What it shows
出处
- 史密森尼美國藝術博物館: the museum's own open data · 4天前获取
- 图片： 史密森尼美國藝術博物館 — CC0
与此同时，在Benjamin West的生活中
完整生平1806–1820
Post: President of the Royal Academy of Arts
1817
“Death on the Pale Horse” exhibited
“Death on the Pale Horse” is exhibited — one of a series of even larger religious works that the success of “Christ Healing the Sick” led West to paint.
11 March 1820
Dies on Newman Street; declines a knighthood
West dies at his house in Newman Street, London. He had earlier declined a knighthood offered by the Crown, believing that he should instead be made a peer.
1820年3月11日
Died
