Intense light was always a part of American painting.
In this self-portrait, Benjamin West paints himself as if he is the subject of flash photography.
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Light and the Spiritual: Intense Light in Early American Painting |
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Intense light was always a part of American painting. In this self-portrait, Benjamin West paints himself as if he is the subject of flash photography.
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Benjamin West, Self-Portrait, 1819, National Museum of American Art |
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