Portraits and more of mysterious beauty and fascination. No quick thrills, but haunting images.
symbolism
The first American symbolist, his beautiful paintings are rich in symbols and stories, and decorate the Library of Congress.
Damned by twentieth-century critic Clement Greenberg, his paintings showed classical narratives, with increasing amounts of action.
How the quest to reform history painting only confirms its traditional narrative tools.
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