Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Moonlight Landscape by Joseph Wright of Derby


Joseph Wright of Derby, Moonlight Landscape, c. 1785
Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 X 30 1/2 inches
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida

unused, from 2011

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Joseph Wright (3 September 1734 – 29 August 1797), was an English landscape and portrait painter.

Wright is notable for his use of Chiaroscuro effect, which emphasises the contrast of light and dark, and for his paintings of candle-lit subjects.

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