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Cornelius Johnson
Karen Hearn
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Description for Cornelius Johnson
Paperback. A small in-focus book on the significant but hitherto under studied English-born painter Cornelius Johnson. Johnson's portraits are of exceptional quality, and, uniquely for a British artist of the period, he worked on every scale, from large groups to miniatures. Num Pages: 72 pages, 55 colour. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 396.
Prolific and successful in his own lifetime, and ""Picture drawer"" to Charles I, Cornelius Johnson (1593–1661) is now the forgotten man of seventeenth-century British art. This is the first book ever to address his life and work.
Johnson's surviving works, all portraits, are found in most public collections in Britain and in many private collections seen on the walls of British country houses, in the possession of descendants of the original sitters. Working on every scale from the miniature to the full-length and big group portrait, Johnson faithfully rendered the rich textiles and intricate lace collars worn by his ... Read more
Prolific and successful in his own lifetime, and ""Picture drawer"" to Charles I, Cornelius Johnson (1593–1661) is now the forgotten man of seventeenth-century British art. This is the first book ever to address his life and work.
Johnson's surviving works, all portraits, are found in most public collections in Britain and in many private collections seen on the walls of British country houses, in the possession of descendants of the original sitters. Working on every scale from the miniature to the full-length and big group portrait, Johnson faithfully rendered the rich textiles and intricate lace collars worn by his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907372827
SKU
V9781907372827
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About Karen Hearn
Historian of British art and culture c.1500-c.1710 and exhibition curator at University College London
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