Paintings became gradually more elaborate. During mid-C18, the new immigrants introduced the style of Rococo (gracious, charming and pretty). Exemplary artist. John Singleton Copley (late-C18). He was self-taught and pursued truth in the characters of his sitters and their surroundings. He emphasized the hands of his sitters. After moving to England, he adopted history paintings. Subsidiary artists: Thomas Smith, the Gansevoort Limner, John Smibert, Robert Feke, John Wollaston, Joseph Blackburn, Benjamin West. Republican Period Portraiture. The Revolutionary War sparked the interest in portraits of national heroes and statesmen. Portraiture remained "practical", was official and private. The first museums were established and first art exhibitions held. Realism persisted. Peale employed trompe-l'oeil ("deception", giving the impression of three dimensions). Peale,
Paintings became gradually more elaborate. During mid-C18, the new immigrants introduced the style of Rococo (gracious, charming and pretty). Exemplary artist. John Singleton Copley (late-C18). He was self-taught and pursued truth in the characters of his sitters and their surroundings. He emphasized the hands of his sitters. After moving to England, he adopted history paintings. Subsidiary artists: Thomas Smith, the Gansevoort Limner, John Smibert, Robert Feke, John Wollaston, Joseph Blackburn, Benjamin West. Republican Period Portraiture. The Revolutionary War sparked the interest in portraits of national heroes and statesmen. Portraiture remained "practical", was official and private. The first museums were established and first art exhibitions held. Realism persisted. Peale employed trompe-l'oeil ("deception", giving the impression of three dimensions). Peale,
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