Tenth century Related Paintings of Abu l Faraj al Isfahani :. | Still Life with Globe, Lute and Books | details from the baptism of chist | miss cazenove on a grey hunter | The Descent from the Cross (mk33) | Landscape with Figures,Giverny | Related Artists:
William Dyce1806-1864
Scottish painter, educationalist, theorist and designer. The son of a lecturer in medicine at Marischal College, Aberdeen, he studied medicine and theology, obtaining his Master's degree in 1823. Episcopalian by upbringing, Dyce was expected, like his cousin, the scholar and bibliophile Alexander Dyce (1798-1869), to proceed to Oxford to take orders. His early interest in art found an outlet in portraiture, his first commission being Sir James M. D. M'Grigor (1823; U. Aberdeen). His first attempt at history painting, The Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpents sent by Juno to Destroy Him (1824; Edinburgh, N.G.), much influenced by Reynolds, was shown to Sir Thomas Lawrence, who is said to have encouraged Dyce to enter the Royal Academy Schools in 1825. After a few months he set off for Rome in the company of Alexander Day;
William Henry SheltonA nineteenth century painter, etcher and illustrator.
American , 1840-1932
LISS, JohannGerman Baroque Era Painter, ca.1597-1631