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  Tunnellers by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson        Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson was an English painter who lived from 1889-1946; this era of early modern history was composed primarily of significant international instability as the World Wars took over the focus of nearly all states throughout the world. Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson was largely inspired by the onset of World War I and the dark times humanity faced in the wake of modern war techniques, including chemical weapons and trench warfare ( Art as Influence and Response: A First Look at *World War I and the Visual Arts* - the Metropolitan Museum of Art ) . Nevinson joined the Friends’ Ambulance Unit and tended both French and English wounded soldiers and served as a volunteer ambulance driver until his health forced him to stop, though he would continue to volunteer and participate in war efforts as much as possible from home  ( Tate ).      Tunnellers was painted...

 The Romantic Era - A Comparison of Art Forest path near Spandau      Forest Path near Spandau by Carl Blechen was a landscape romanticism painting completed around 1835 ( “Forest Path Near Spandau, 1835 - Carl Blechen - WikiArt.org” ) . Carl Blechen was born July 29, 1798, and died on July 23, 1840; he was a professor of landscape at the Berlin Academy of Arts starting in 1831 ( ART at Berlin ). His unique outdoor paintings utilize styles that border on the edge of  both  romanticism and realism, though this particular piece focuses more heavily on romanticism.         The Forest path near Spandau was completed  during a  time of  struggle for Blechan. He increasingly experienced mental health issues and fought heavily with depression; this struggle led to his leave of absence starting in 1836, just after the completion of this painting ( ART at Berlin ). The heavy use of deep colors and longing for light expresses a...

The Neoclassical late-Enlightenment Commissioned Connection John Singleton Copley - Watson and the Shark      John Singleton Copley was an English American painter born in Boston in 1738; he lived in the American colonies until 1774, when he left America to compare his work to that of Europe ( “John Singleton Copley” ). Copley specialized in portraits, though his mediums expanded from oil canvas to copper and ivory. His work was inspired by English mezzotint portraits and the work of local itinerant artists. Copley worked and studied initially in Italy before returning to London in 1775, where his career sprung to life following successful works exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1776 and 1777. He sought to create large historical paintings of contemporary events, though he continued doing large-scale portraits. Copley died in London in 1815 following a largely successful career in classical paintings.       Watson and the Shark is one of the paintings ...