1770) by Thomas Gainsborough Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsĬontextual Analysis: A Brief Socio-Historical Overview Huntington Art Gallery, San Marino, California We will then discuss The Blue Boy painting in more detail by looking at the subject matter and stylistic elements like color and brushwork that made the painting a masterpiece, and as on often described “icon” of the 21st-century pop culture. We will start by first looking at a brief socio-historical overview, discussing who the boy in blue has been thought to be as well as some of the factors surrounding why Thomas Gainsborough painted him. The Blue Boy By Thomas Gainsborough In Context 1759) by Thomas Gainsborough Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Gainsborough’s art style has been described as the beginning style that catalyzed Impressionism. He had various commissions in his artistic career and painted portraits, landscapes, and loved animals. Gainsborough also studied under William Hogarth. He was interested in painting from an early age and during 1740 he studied in London with Hubert Gravelot, who was a pioneering artist in the Rococo art movement in England. He was born on and his parents were John Gainsborough, who was a wool handler and weaver his mother was Mary Gainsborough and Thomas had 10 siblings. Thomas Gainsborough was born In Suffolk, England in a town called Sudbury.
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