In the last couple of years of his brief life, his watercolours changed, and pushed the boundaries, for others to follow.
Bonington
His history paintings make it look as if he was actually present at the time. Just how accurate were they?
His visit to Italy resulted in some of the finest paintings of Venice, several completed shortly before his untimely death.
Although he did not even make his 26th birthday, Bonington was very successful, and a great influence on Delacroix and others since.
Paintings by Delacroix are rare outside Paris. This book is catalogue to an exhibition now in Minneapolis, in 2016 due for London.
Study 25 landscapes by 19 artists over 400 years, to examine how they represent the landscape.
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