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Life Of William Etty, R. A - Softcover

Alexander Gilchrist

 
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Life Of William Etty, R. A by Alexander Gilchrist. This biography surveys the career of the English painter William Etty, tracing his rise from early works and his rigorous self-discipline to his mature mastery and public recognition. It covers his intensive study of the nude, his large history paintings such as Judith, the Sirens, and Joan of Arc, and his numerous studies and smaller works produced to sustain an expanding career. The book details his years in London and York, his friendships with artists and patrons, his role in the founding of the York School of Design, and his celebrated expeditions to study antique sculpture and Renaissance masters. It also chronicles his health struggles, the financial arrangements that enabled his independence, the creation of the Etty Fund, and his final years in York, where he pursued art in retirement before his death in 1849. Through episodes of illness, travel, commissions, and public exhibitions, the work presents a portrait of a steadfast artist whose devotion to art, nature, and beauty defined a prolific, if controversial, life.

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