Portrait and History. The Painting in Joshua Reynolds

Authors

  • Luís F. S. Nascimento Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-8863.discurso.2020.171566

Keywords:

Reynolds, Art, Painting, Portrait

Abstract

A famous painter of the 18th century, Joshua Reynolds presented throughout the years 1769-1790 speeches to the Royal Academy of Arts. In them, he exhibits a conception of painting that privileges historical paintings. However, Reynolds himself practices portrait painting. Analyzing to what extent the making of portraits does not contradict the argument that historical pictures are the ones that best represent the pictorial genre is what we seek to problematize in this text.

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Published

2020-06-28

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How to Cite

Nascimento, L. F. S. (2020). Portrait and History. The Painting in Joshua Reynolds. Discurso, 50(1), 81–92. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-8863.discurso.2020.171566