Droeshout portrait

Prompt: Describe the characteristics of the Source image in Droeshout portrait's Significance.

In addition to its use as a template to judge the authenticity of other images, scholars have alsospeculated about the original source used by Droeshout himself. The 19th-century scholar George Scharf argued on the basis of the inconsistencies in the lights and shadows that the original image would have been "either a limning or a crayon drawing". These typically used outlines rather than chiaroscuro modelling. He deduced that Droeshout had inexpertly attempted to add modelling shadows. Mary Edmond points out that Droeshout the Elder seems to have had an association with Marcus Gheeraerts the portraitist, and notes that there is evidence that a portrait of Shakespeare by Gheeraerts may have once existed. She surmises that Droeshout's engraving may have been derived from this lost portrait. Cooper argues that the poor drawing and modelling of the doublet and collar suggests that Droeshout was copying a lost drawing or painting that only depicted Shakespeare's head and shoulders. The body was added by the engraver himself, as was common practice.In the 19th century a painting that came to be known as the Flower portrait was discovered, inscribed with the date 1609 and painted on an authentic 17th-century panel. It was initially widely accepted as the original work from which Droeshout had copied his engraving, but in 1905 the art scholar Marion Spielmann demonstrated that the portrait corresponded to  the second state of Droeshout's print. Taking the view that if it were the source, the first state would be closest, he concluded that it was a copy from the print. In 2005 chemical analysis proved the portrait to be a 19th-century fake painted over an authentic 17th-century image.

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

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The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Droeshout portrait

Prompt: Focus on Droeshout portrait and explain the Critical  evaluations.

The poor modelling and the clumsy relationship between the head and the body have led many critics to see the print as a poor representation of the poet. J. Dover Wilson called it a "pudding faced effigy".  Sidney Lee wrote that "The face is long and the forehead high; the one ear which is visible is shapeless; the top of the head is bald, but the hair falls in abundance over the ears." Samuel Schoenbaum was equally dismissive:In the Shakespeare engraving a huge head, placed against a starched ruff, surmounts an absurdly small tunic with oversized shoulder-wings ... Light comes from several directions simultaneously: it falls on the bulbous protuberance of forehead – that "horrible hydrocephalous development", as it has been called – creates an odd crescent under the right eye and (in the second state) illuminates the edge of the hair on the right side.Northrop Frye said that the portrait makes Shakespeare "look like an idiot." Cooper notes that "the art of printmaking in England was underdeveloped and there were relatively few skilled engravers. Yet even by the less exacting standards observed in England, the Droeshout engraving is poorly proportioned." Benjamin Roland Lewis observes that "virtually all of Droeshout's work shows the same artistic defects. He was an engraver after the conventional manner, and not a creative artist."Not all critics have been so harsh. The 19th-century writer James Boaden wrote that "to me the portrait exhibits an aspect of calm benevolence and tender thought, great comprehension and a kind of mixt feeling, as when melancholy yields to the suggestions of fancy". He added that his friend John Philip Kemble thought this "despised work" was more characteristic of Shakespeare than any other known portrait. More recently, Park Honan has written that "if the portrait lacks the 'sparkle' of a witty poet, it suggests the inwardness of a writer of great intelligence, an independent man who is not insensitive to the pain of others."

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)

Category:Conspiracy theories in the United Kingdom

The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Droeshout portrait

Prompt: Explain the Critical  evaluations of this artwork, Droeshout portrait.

The poor modelling and the clumsy relationship between the head and the body have led many critics to see the print as a poor representation of the poet. J. Dover Wilson called it a "pudding faced effigy".  Sidney Lee wrote that "The face is long and the forehead high; the one ear which is visible is shapeless; the top of the head is bald, but the hair falls in abundance over the ears." Samuel Schoenbaum was equally dismissive:In the Shakespeare engraving a huge head, placed against a starched ruff, surmounts an absurdly small tunic with oversized shoulder-wings ... Light comes from several directions simultaneously: it falls on the bulbous protuberance of forehead – that "horrible hydrocephalous development", as it has been called – creates an odd crescent under the right eye and (in the second state) illuminates the edge of the hair on the right side.Northrop Frye said that the portrait makes Shakespeare "look like an idiot." Cooper notes that "the art of printmaking in England was underdeveloped and there were relatively few skilled engravers. Yet even by the less exacting standards observed in England, the Droeshout engraving is poorly proportioned." Benjamin Roland Lewis observes that "virtually all of Droeshout's work shows the same artistic defects. He was an engraver after the conventional manner, and not a creative artist."Not all critics have been so harsh. The 19th-century writer James Boaden wrote that "to me the portrait exhibits an aspect of calm benevolence and tender thought, great comprehension and a kind of mixt feeling, as when melancholy yields to the suggestions of fancy". He added that his friend John Philip Kemble thought this "despised work" was more characteristic of Shakespeare than any other known portrait. More recently, Park Honan has written that "if the portrait lacks the 'sparkle' of a witty poet, it suggests the inwardness of a writer of great intelligence, an independent man who is not insensitive to the pain of others."

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)

Category:Conspiracy theories in the United Kingdom

The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Droeshout portrait

Prompt: How does Droeshout portrait explain its Critical  evaluations?

The poor modelling and the clumsy relationship between the head and the body have led many critics to see the print as a poor representation of the poet. J. Dover Wilson called it a "pudding faced effigy".  Sidney Lee wrote that "The face is long and the forehead high; the one ear which is visible is shapeless; the top of the head is bald, but the hair falls in abundance over the ears." Samuel Schoenbaum was equally dismissive:In the Shakespeare engraving a huge head, placed against a starched ruff, surmounts an absurdly small tunic with oversized shoulder-wings ... Light comes from several directions simultaneously: it falls on the bulbous protuberance of forehead – that "horrible hydrocephalous development", as it has been called – creates an odd crescent under the right eye and (in the second state) illuminates the edge of the hair on the right side.Northrop Frye said that the portrait makes Shakespeare "look like an idiot." Cooper notes that "the art of printmaking in England was underdeveloped and there were relatively few skilled engravers. Yet even by the less exacting standards observed in England, the Droeshout engraving is poorly proportioned." Benjamin Roland Lewis observes that "virtually all of Droeshout's work shows the same artistic defects. He was an engraver after the conventional manner, and not a creative artist."Not all critics have been so harsh. The 19th-century writer James Boaden wrote that "to me the portrait exhibits an aspect of calm benevolence and tender thought, great comprehension and a kind of mixt feeling, as when melancholy yields to the suggestions of fancy". He added that his friend John Philip Kemble thought this "despised work" was more characteristic of Shakespeare than any other known portrait. More recently, Park Honan has written that "if the portrait lacks the 'sparkle' of a witty poet, it suggests the inwardness of a writer of great intelligence, an independent man who is not insensitive to the pain of others."

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)

Category:Conspiracy theories in the United Kingdom

The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Droeshout portrait

Prompt: In Droeshout portrait, how is the Critical  evaluations discussed?

The poor modelling and the clumsy relationship between the head and the body have led many critics to see the print as a poor representation of the poet. J. Dover Wilson called it a "pudding faced effigy".  Sidney Lee wrote that "The face is long and the forehead high; the one ear which is visible is shapeless; the top of the head is bald, but the hair falls in abundance over the ears." Samuel Schoenbaum was equally dismissive:In the Shakespeare engraving a huge head, placed against a starched ruff, surmounts an absurdly small tunic with oversized shoulder-wings ... Light comes from several directions simultaneously: it falls on the bulbous protuberance of forehead – that "horrible hydrocephalous development", as it has been called – creates an odd crescent under the right eye and (in the second state) illuminates the edge of the hair on the right side.Northrop Frye said that the portrait makes Shakespeare "look like an idiot." Cooper notes that "the art of printmaking in England was underdeveloped and there were relatively few skilled engravers. Yet even by the less exacting standards observed in England, the Droeshout engraving is poorly proportioned." Benjamin Roland Lewis observes that "virtually all of Droeshout's work shows the same artistic defects. He was an engraver after the conventional manner, and not a creative artist."Not all critics have been so harsh. The 19th-century writer James Boaden wrote that "to me the portrait exhibits an aspect of calm benevolence and tender thought, great comprehension and a kind of mixt feeling, as when melancholy yields to the suggestions of fancy". He added that his friend John Philip Kemble thought this "despised work" was more characteristic of Shakespeare than any other known portrait. More recently, Park Honan has written that "if the portrait lacks the 'sparkle' of a witty poet, it suggests the inwardness of a writer of great intelligence, an independent man who is not insensitive to the pain of others."

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)

Category:Conspiracy theories in the United Kingdom

The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Droeshout portrait

Prompt: In the context of Droeshout portrait, explain the Conspiracy theories and the Critical  evaluations.

Proponents of the Shakespeare authorship question, who assert that someone other than Shakespeare was the real author of the plays attributed to him, have claimed to find hidden signs in the portrait pointing to this supposed secret. Indeed, Dover Wilson suggested that the poor quality of the Droeshout and funeral effigy images are the underlying reason for "the campaign against 'the man from Stratford' and the attempts to dethrone him in favour of Lord Bacon, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Oxford, or whatever coroneted pretender may be in vogue at the present moment." In 1911, William Stone Booth published a book claiming to demonstrate that the features of the engraving were "anatomically identical" to those of Francis Bacon, proving that he wrote the works. He achieved this by creating "combination images" from several portraits of Bacon and then superimposing them on the engraving. Using similar methods Charles Sidney Beauclerk subsequently concluded that the portrait depicted the Earl of Oxford. In 1995, Lillian Schwartz, using a computerised version of the same technique, argued that it was based on a portrait of Elizabeth I.An alternative approach has been to claim that the portrait depicts William Shakespeare, but does so in a way designed to ridicule him by making him look ugly, or to suggest that he is a mask for a hidden author. The double line created by the gap between the modelling shadow and the jawline has been used to suggest that it is a mask, as has the shape of the doublet, which is claimed to represent both the back and front of the body. Thus Edwin Durning-Lawrence asserts that "there is no question – there can be no possible question – that in fact it is a cunningly drawn cryptographic picture, shewing two left arms and a mask ... Especially note that the ear is a mask ear and stands out curiously; note also how distinct the line shewing the edge of the mask appears."None of these views are accepted by mainstream art historians. Lewis writes that these features are all characteristic of engravings of the era and that none are unusual. An engraving of John Davies of Hereford shares most of these quirks for example, including the uncertain placing of the head on the body and the "same awkward difference in design between the right and left shoulders".

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)

Category:Conspiracy theories in the United Kingdom

The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Droeshout portrait

Prompt: Explain the Conspiracy theories about the Critical  evaluations of this artwork, Droeshout portrait.

Proponents of the Shakespeare authorship question, who assert that someone other than Shakespeare was the real author of the plays attributed to him, have claimed to find hidden signs in the portrait pointing to this supposed secret. Indeed, Dover Wilson suggested that the poor quality of the Droeshout and funeral effigy images are the underlying reason for "the campaign against 'the man from Stratford' and the attempts to dethrone him in favour of Lord Bacon, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Oxford, or whatever coroneted pretender may be in vogue at the present moment." In 1911, William Stone Booth published a book claiming to demonstrate that the features of the engraving were "anatomically identical" to those of Francis Bacon, proving that he wrote the works. He achieved this by creating "combination images" from several portraits of Bacon and then superimposing them on the engraving. Using similar methods Charles Sidney Beauclerk subsequently concluded that the portrait depicted the Earl of Oxford. In 1995, Lillian Schwartz, using a computerised version of the same technique, argued that it was based on a portrait of Elizabeth I.An alternative approach has been to claim that the portrait depicts William Shakespeare, but does so in a way designed to ridicule him by making him look ugly, or to suggest that he is a mask for a hidden author. The double line created by the gap between the modelling shadow and the jawline has been used to suggest that it is a mask, as has the shape of the doublet, which is claimed to represent both the back and front of the body. Thus Edwin Durning-Lawrence asserts that "there is no question – there can be no possible question – that in fact it is a cunningly drawn cryptographic picture, shewing two left arms and a mask ... Especially note that the ear is a mask ear and stands out curiously; note also how distinct the line shewing the edge of the mask appears."None of these views are accepted by mainstream art historians. Lewis writes that these features are all characteristic of engravings of the era and that none are unusual. An engraving of John Davies of Hereford shares most of these quirks for example, including the uncertain placing of the head on the body and the "same awkward difference in design between the right and left shoulders".

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)

Category:Conspiracy theories in the United Kingdom

The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Droeshout portrait

Prompt: In Droeshout portrait, how is the Conspiracy theories of the Critical  evaluations explained?

Proponents of the Shakespeare authorship question, who assert that someone other than Shakespeare was the real author of the plays attributed to him, have claimed to find hidden signs in the portrait pointing to this supposed secret. Indeed, Dover Wilson suggested that the poor quality of the Droeshout and funeral effigy images are the underlying reason for "the campaign against 'the man from Stratford' and the attempts to dethrone him in favour of Lord Bacon, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Oxford, or whatever coroneted pretender may be in vogue at the present moment." In 1911, William Stone Booth published a book claiming to demonstrate that the features of the engraving were "anatomically identical" to those of Francis Bacon, proving that he wrote the works. He achieved this by creating "combination images" from several portraits of Bacon and then superimposing them on the engraving. Using similar methods Charles Sidney Beauclerk subsequently concluded that the portrait depicted the Earl of Oxford. In 1995, Lillian Schwartz, using a computerised version of the same technique, argued that it was based on a portrait of Elizabeth I.An alternative approach has been to claim that the portrait depicts William Shakespeare, but does so in a way designed to ridicule him by making him look ugly, or to suggest that he is a mask for a hidden author. The double line created by the gap between the modelling shadow and the jawline has been used to suggest that it is a mask, as has the shape of the doublet, which is claimed to represent both the back and front of the body. Thus Edwin Durning-Lawrence asserts that "there is no question – there can be no possible question – that in fact it is a cunningly drawn cryptographic picture, shewing two left arms and a mask ... Especially note that the ear is a mask ear and stands out curiously; note also how distinct the line shewing the edge of the mask appears."None of these views are accepted by mainstream art historians. Lewis writes that these features are all characteristic of engravings of the era and that none are unusual. An engraving of John Davies of Hereford shares most of these quirks for example, including the uncertain placing of the head on the body and the "same awkward difference in design between the right and left shoulders".

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)

Category:Conspiracy theories in the United Kingdom

The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Droeshout portrait

Prompt: Describe the characteristics of the Conspiracy theories in Droeshout portrait's Critical  evaluations.

Proponents of the Shakespeare authorship question, who assert that someone other than Shakespeare was the real author of the plays attributed to him, have claimed to find hidden signs in the portrait pointing to this supposed secret. Indeed, Dover Wilson suggested that the poor quality of the Droeshout and funeral effigy images are the underlying reason for "the campaign against 'the man from Stratford' and the attempts to dethrone him in favour of Lord Bacon, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Oxford, or whatever coroneted pretender may be in vogue at the present moment." In 1911, William Stone Booth published a book claiming to demonstrate that the features of the engraving were "anatomically identical" to those of Francis Bacon, proving that he wrote the works. He achieved this by creating "combination images" from several portraits of Bacon and then superimposing them on the engraving. Using similar methods Charles Sidney Beauclerk subsequently concluded that the portrait depicted the Earl of Oxford. In 1995, Lillian Schwartz, using a computerised version of the same technique, argued that it was based on a portrait of Elizabeth I.An alternative approach has been to claim that the portrait depicts William Shakespeare, but does so in a way designed to ridicule him by making him look ugly, or to suggest that he is a mask for a hidden author. The double line created by the gap between the modelling shadow and the jawline has been used to suggest that it is a mask, as has the shape of the doublet, which is claimed to represent both the back and front of the body. Thus Edwin Durning-Lawrence asserts that "there is no question – there can be no possible question – that in fact it is a cunningly drawn cryptographic picture, shewing two left arms and a mask ... Especially note that the ear is a mask ear and stands out curiously; note also how distinct the line shewing the edge of the mask appears."None of these views are accepted by mainstream art historians. Lewis writes that these features are all characteristic of engravings of the era and that none are unusual. An engraving of John Davies of Hereford shares most of these quirks for example, including the uncertain placing of the head on the body and the "same awkward difference in design between the right and left shoulders".

Droushout's signature, under the image at the left

A stylised version of the Droeshout portrait in the brickwork of a house in Stratford Road, [[Heaton, Newcastle

Category:Portraits of William Shakespeare

National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)

Category:Conspiracy theories in the United Kingdom

The double line created by the space between the shadow-line above the jaw and the jawline itself is claimed by some conspiracy theorists to suggest that Shakespeare's face is a mask.


Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: Focus on Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston) and explain the abstract.

Leif Eriksson is an outdoor statue by Anne Whitney at the west end of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Installed in 1887, it was the first public sculpture to honor the Norse explorer in the New World.

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston).

Leif Eriksson is an outdoor statue by Anne Whitney at the west end of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Installed in 1887, it was the first public sculpture to honor the Norse explorer in the New World.

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: How does Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston) explain its abstract?

Leif Eriksson is an outdoor statue by Anne Whitney at the west end of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Installed in 1887, it was the first public sculpture to honor the Norse explorer in the New World.

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: In Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston), how is the abstract discussed?

Leif Eriksson is an outdoor statue by Anne Whitney at the west end of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Installed in 1887, it was the first public sculpture to honor the Norse explorer in the New World.

Category:Granite sculptures in Massachusetts

Category:Monuments and memorials in Boston

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: Focus on Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston) and explain the Description.

The bronze is 102 in (260 cm) tall and stands on a red sandstone pedestal 108 in (270 cm) high, with a small stonework boat at the base. The granite around the sculpture originally served as a fountain, but has since been converted to a flower bed. The work contains runes as well as the English inscription "Leif the Discoverer, Son of Erik, who sailed from Iceland and landed on this continent, AD 1000." It depicts Leif as a young man lifting his left hand in front of his brow. In a letter to the Boston Art Commission, the sculptor described the posture as a "man of the old world shading his vision against the glare of the new."

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: Explain the Description of this artwork, Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston).

The bronze is 102 in (260 cm) tall and stands on a red sandstone pedestal 108 in (270 cm) high, with a small stonework boat at the base. The granite around the sculpture originally served as a fountain, but has since been converted to a flower bed. The work contains runes as well as the English inscription "Leif the Discoverer, Son of Erik, who sailed from Iceland and landed on this continent, AD 1000." It depicts Leif as a young man lifting his left hand in front of his brow. In a letter to the Boston Art Commission, the sculptor described the posture as a "man of the old world shading his vision against the glare of the new."

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Category:Sculptures of men in Massachusetts


Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: How does Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston) explain its Description?

The bronze is 102 in (260 cm) tall and stands on a red sandstone pedestal 108 in (270 cm) high, with a small stonework boat at the base. The granite around the sculpture originally served as a fountain, but has since been converted to a flower bed. The work contains runes as well as the English inscription "Leif the Discoverer, Son of Erik, who sailed from Iceland and landed on this continent, AD 1000." It depicts Leif as a young man lifting his left hand in front of his brow. In a letter to the Boston Art Commission, the sculptor described the posture as a "man of the old world shading his vision against the glare of the new."

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: In Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston), how is the Description discussed?

The bronze is 102 in (260 cm) tall and stands on a red sandstone pedestal 108 in (270 cm) high, with a small stonework boat at the base. The granite around the sculpture originally served as a fountain, but has since been converted to a flower bed. The work contains runes as well as the English inscription "Leif the Discoverer, Son of Erik, who sailed from Iceland and landed on this continent, AD 1000." It depicts Leif as a young man lifting his left hand in front of his brow. In a letter to the Boston Art Commission, the sculptor described the posture as a "man of the old world shading his vision against the glare of the new."

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: Focus on Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston) and explain the History.

The memorial was commissioned by the baking powder magnate Eben Norton Horsford, prompted by conversations with Ole Bull and others, to promote the idea of Norse exploration of North America. Its dedication on October 29, 1887 included a big parade through Boston Common to Faneuil Hall, where Governor Oliver Ames and other dignitaries spoke.Whitney corresponded with Frederick Law Olmsted about the placement of the monument and its landscaping. The monument was moved, soon after November 1917, to allow for the realignment of Commonwealth Avenue. The site was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. Corrosion was treated in 2007 and an acrylic protective coating was applied.

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: Explain the History of this artwork, Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston).

The memorial was commissioned by the baking powder magnate Eben Norton Horsford, prompted by conversations with Ole Bull and others, to promote the idea of Norse exploration of North America. Its dedication on October 29, 1887 included a big parade through Boston Common to Faneuil Hall, where Governor Oliver Ames and other dignitaries spoke.Whitney corresponded with Frederick Law Olmsted about the placement of the monument and its landscaping. The monument was moved, soon after November 1917, to allow for the realignment of Commonwealth Avenue. The site was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. Corrosion was treated in 2007 and an acrylic protective coating was applied.

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: How does Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston) explain its History?

The memorial was commissioned by the baking powder magnate Eben Norton Horsford, prompted by conversations with Ole Bull and others, to promote the idea of Norse exploration of North America. Its dedication on October 29, 1887 included a big parade through Boston Common to Faneuil Hall, where Governor Oliver Ames and other dignitaries spoke.Whitney corresponded with Frederick Law Olmsted about the placement of the monument and its landscaping. The monument was moved, soon after November 1917, to allow for the realignment of Commonwealth Avenue. The site was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. Corrosion was treated in 2007 and an acrylic protective coating was applied.

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Category:Monuments and memorials in Boston

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Category:1887 establishments in Massachusetts

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: In Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston), how is the History discussed?

The memorial was commissioned by the baking powder magnate Eben Norton Horsford, prompted by conversations with Ole Bull and others, to promote the idea of Norse exploration of North America. Its dedication on October 29, 1887 included a big parade through Boston Common to Faneuil Hall, where Governor Oliver Ames and other dignitaries spoke.Whitney corresponded with Frederick Law Olmsted about the placement of the monument and its landscaping. The monument was moved, soon after November 1917, to allow for the realignment of Commonwealth Avenue. The site was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. Corrosion was treated in 2007 and an acrylic protective coating was applied.

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: Focus on Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston) and explain the Copies.

Late in 1887, a copy, Leif, the Discoverer by Anne Whitney, was placed in Juneau Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Bertha Palmer requested the plaster cast of the statue for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This was bronzed and displayed there, then later at the Smithsonian Institution, until it was placed in storage. Eventually the bronzed plaster was incorporated into the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: Explain the Copies of this artwork, Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston).

Late in 1887, a copy, Leif, the Discoverer by Anne Whitney, was placed in Juneau Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Bertha Palmer requested the plaster cast of the statue for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This was bronzed and displayed there, then later at the Smithsonian Institution, until it was placed in storage. Eventually the bronzed plaster was incorporated into the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

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Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: How does Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston) explain its Copies?

Late in 1887, a copy, Leif, the Discoverer by Anne Whitney, was placed in Juneau Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Bertha Palmer requested the plaster cast of the statue for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This was bronzed and displayed there, then later at the Smithsonian Institution, until it was placed in storage. Eventually the bronzed plaster was incorporated into the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

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Category:Sculptures of men in Massachusetts


Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston)

Prompt: In Statue of Leif Erikson (Boston), how is the Copies discussed?

Late in 1887, a copy, Leif, the Discoverer by Anne Whitney, was placed in Juneau Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Bertha Palmer requested the plaster cast of the statue for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This was bronzed and displayed there, then later at the Smithsonian Institution, until it was placed in storage. Eventually the bronzed plaster was incorporated into the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Category:Granite sculptures in Massachusetts

Category:Monuments and memorials in Boston

Category:Relocated buildings and structures in Massachusetts

Category:Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts

Category:1887 establishments in Massachusetts

Category:Sandstone sculptures in the United States

Category:Sculptures of men in Massachusetts


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: Focus on Ecce Ancilla Domini and explain the abstract.

Ecce Ancilla Domini (Latin: "Behold the handmaiden of the Lord"), or The Annunciation, is an oil painting by the English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, first painted in 1850 and now in Tate Britain in London.  The Latin title is a quotation from the Vulgate text of the first chapter of the Gospel of Saint Luke, describing the Annunciation, where Mary accepts the message brought to her by the Angel Gabriel that she would give birth to a child (Jesus) by God.The title is more correctly Ecce Ancilla Domini!, but many sources ignore the exclamation mark.

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Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Ecce Ancilla Domini.

Ecce Ancilla Domini (Latin: "Behold the handmaiden of the Lord"), or The Annunciation, is an oil painting by the English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, first painted in 1850 and now in Tate Britain in London.  The Latin title is a quotation from the Vulgate text of the first chapter of the Gospel of Saint Luke, describing the Annunciation, where Mary accepts the message brought to her by the Angel Gabriel that she would give birth to a child (Jesus) by God.The title is more correctly Ecce Ancilla Domini!, but many sources ignore the exclamation mark.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: How does Ecce Ancilla Domini explain its abstract?

Ecce Ancilla Domini (Latin: "Behold the handmaiden of the Lord"), or The Annunciation, is an oil painting by the English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, first painted in 1850 and now in Tate Britain in London.  The Latin title is a quotation from the Vulgate text of the first chapter of the Gospel of Saint Luke, describing the Annunciation, where Mary accepts the message brought to her by the Angel Gabriel that she would give birth to a child (Jesus) by God.The title is more correctly Ecce Ancilla Domini!, but many sources ignore the exclamation mark.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: In Ecce Ancilla Domini, how is the abstract discussed?

Ecce Ancilla Domini (Latin: "Behold the handmaiden of the Lord"), or The Annunciation, is an oil painting by the English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, first painted in 1850 and now in Tate Britain in London.  The Latin title is a quotation from the Vulgate text of the first chapter of the Gospel of Saint Luke, describing the Annunciation, where Mary accepts the message brought to her by the Angel Gabriel that she would give birth to a child (Jesus) by God.The title is more correctly Ecce Ancilla Domini!, but many sources ignore the exclamation mark.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: Focus on Ecce Ancilla Domini and explain the Composition.

Rossetti deliberately used a limited colour range for this oil painting. The predominance of white, symbolic of virginity, is complemented by vibrant blue (a  colour associated with Mary, though notably not used in his The Girlhood of Mary Virgin in 1849) and red, for Christ’s blood. Lilies are traditionally the symbol of Mary in Italian Renaissance art, but they are also considered funereal flowers, indicative of Christ’s death. Also noted is that in the 'Girlhood' painting from the year before, Mary is at work on a red vestment held on a hinged frame, the very same as seen here at her bed end.

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List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: Explain the Composition of this artwork, Ecce Ancilla Domini.

Rossetti deliberately used a limited colour range for this oil painting. The predominance of white, symbolic of virginity, is complemented by vibrant blue (a  colour associated with Mary, though notably not used in his The Girlhood of Mary Virgin in 1849) and red, for Christ’s blood. Lilies are traditionally the symbol of Mary in Italian Renaissance art, but they are also considered funereal flowers, indicative of Christ’s death. Also noted is that in the 'Girlhood' painting from the year before, Mary is at work on a red vestment held on a hinged frame, the very same as seen here at her bed end.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: How does Ecce Ancilla Domini explain its Composition?

Rossetti deliberately used a limited colour range for this oil painting. The predominance of white, symbolic of virginity, is complemented by vibrant blue (a  colour associated with Mary, though notably not used in his The Girlhood of Mary Virgin in 1849) and red, for Christ’s blood. Lilies are traditionally the symbol of Mary in Italian Renaissance art, but they are also considered funereal flowers, indicative of Christ’s death. Also noted is that in the 'Girlhood' painting from the year before, Mary is at work on a red vestment held on a hinged frame, the very same as seen here at her bed end.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: In Ecce Ancilla Domini, how is the Composition discussed?

Rossetti deliberately used a limited colour range for this oil painting. The predominance of white, symbolic of virginity, is complemented by vibrant blue (a  colour associated with Mary, though notably not used in his The Girlhood of Mary Virgin in 1849) and red, for Christ’s blood. Lilies are traditionally the symbol of Mary in Italian Renaissance art, but they are also considered funereal flowers, indicative of Christ’s death. Also noted is that in the 'Girlhood' painting from the year before, Mary is at work on a red vestment held on a hinged frame, the very same as seen here at her bed end.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: Focus on Ecce Ancilla Domini and explain the History.

The artist's sister, Christina Rossetti, posed for Mary.  As with her previous year's modelling, her brother altered her hair colour: in this instance, he made it auburn to continue the red palette. His brother William posed for Gabriel.This painting received mixed reviews. The most obvious break with tradition was Rossetti's choice of placing Mary in bed - her long nightgown suggestive of a newly-wed bride - woken by the angel, who is normally depicted appearing as Mary prays. Also controversial were Gabriel's lack of wings (the flames at his feet suggest a Classical influence) and his obvious nakedness, glimpsed through the side of his robe. Note also the dove's halo, and the differences between Mary's and Gabriel's haloes, which may have arisen because Mary's was painted in 1850, whereas Gabriel's was not added until 1853.The painting was first exhibited in April 1850 at the Old Portland Gallery on Regent Street. Francis McCracken, a well known Pre-Raphaelite patron, bought it in 1853 for £50 and the Tate Gallery purchased it in 1886. In February 2013 it was not on display. The painting was on display at the National Gallery of Australia from December 2018 to April 2019 as part of the ‘Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate’ exhibition. As of 2023 it is on display at Tate Britain as part of 'The Rossettis' exhibition running until September 2023.

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List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: Explain the History of this artwork, Ecce Ancilla Domini.

The artist's sister, Christina Rossetti, posed for Mary.  As with her previous year's modelling, her brother altered her hair colour: in this instance, he made it auburn to continue the red palette. His brother William posed for Gabriel.This painting received mixed reviews. The most obvious break with tradition was Rossetti's choice of placing Mary in bed - her long nightgown suggestive of a newly-wed bride - woken by the angel, who is normally depicted appearing as Mary prays. Also controversial were Gabriel's lack of wings (the flames at his feet suggest a Classical influence) and his obvious nakedness, glimpsed through the side of his robe. Note also the dove's halo, and the differences between Mary's and Gabriel's haloes, which may have arisen because Mary's was painted in 1850, whereas Gabriel's was not added until 1853.The painting was first exhibited in April 1850 at the Old Portland Gallery on Regent Street. Francis McCracken, a well known Pre-Raphaelite patron, bought it in 1853 for £50 and the Tate Gallery purchased it in 1886. In February 2013 it was not on display. The painting was on display at the National Gallery of Australia from December 2018 to April 2019 as part of the ‘Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate’ exhibition. As of 2023 it is on display at Tate Britain as part of 'The Rossettis' exhibition running until September 2023.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: How does Ecce Ancilla Domini explain its History?

The artist's sister, Christina Rossetti, posed for Mary.  As with her previous year's modelling, her brother altered her hair colour: in this instance, he made it auburn to continue the red palette. His brother William posed for Gabriel.This painting received mixed reviews. The most obvious break with tradition was Rossetti's choice of placing Mary in bed - her long nightgown suggestive of a newly-wed bride - woken by the angel, who is normally depicted appearing as Mary prays. Also controversial were Gabriel's lack of wings (the flames at his feet suggest a Classical influence) and his obvious nakedness, glimpsed through the side of his robe. Note also the dove's halo, and the differences between Mary's and Gabriel's haloes, which may have arisen because Mary's was painted in 1850, whereas Gabriel's was not added until 1853.The painting was first exhibited in April 1850 at the Old Portland Gallery on Regent Street. Francis McCracken, a well known Pre-Raphaelite patron, bought it in 1853 for £50 and the Tate Gallery purchased it in 1886. In February 2013 it was not on display. The painting was on display at the National Gallery of Australia from December 2018 to April 2019 as part of the ‘Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate’ exhibition. As of 2023 it is on display at Tate Britain as part of 'The Rossettis' exhibition running until September 2023.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


Ecce Ancilla Domini

Prompt: In Ecce Ancilla Domini, how is the History discussed?

The artist's sister, Christina Rossetti, posed for Mary.  As with her previous year's modelling, her brother altered her hair colour: in this instance, he made it auburn to continue the red palette. His brother William posed for Gabriel.This painting received mixed reviews. The most obvious break with tradition was Rossetti's choice of placing Mary in bed - her long nightgown suggestive of a newly-wed bride - woken by the angel, who is normally depicted appearing as Mary prays. Also controversial were Gabriel's lack of wings (the flames at his feet suggest a Classical influence) and his obvious nakedness, glimpsed through the side of his robe. Note also the dove's halo, and the differences between Mary's and Gabriel's haloes, which may have arisen because Mary's was painted in 1850, whereas Gabriel's was not added until 1853.The painting was first exhibited in April 1850 at the Old Portland Gallery on Regent Street. Francis McCracken, a well known Pre-Raphaelite patron, bought it in 1853 for £50 and the Tate Gallery purchased it in 1886. In February 2013 it was not on display. The painting was on display at the National Gallery of Australia from December 2018 to April 2019 as part of the ‘Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate’ exhibition. As of 2023 it is on display at Tate Britain as part of 'The Rossettis' exhibition running until September 2023.

Category:Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Image:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.jpg

List of paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin'' by Rossetti (1849), [[Tate Britain

Category:Paintings in the Tate galleries


One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: Focus on One Riot, One Ranger and explain the abstract.

One Riot, One Ranger is a bronze statue of a Texas Ranger, installed from 1961 to 2020 at Dallas Love Field, named for the famous story of Bill McDonald, a captain of Ranger Company B, in the 1900s who by himself broke up an illegal boxing match in the U.S. state of Texas.

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One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, One Riot, One Ranger.

One Riot, One Ranger is a bronze statue of a Texas Ranger, installed from 1961 to 2020 at Dallas Love Field, named for the famous story of Bill McDonald, a captain of Ranger Company B, in the 1900s who by himself broke up an illegal boxing match in the U.S. state of Texas.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

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One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: How does One Riot, One Ranger explain its abstract?

One Riot, One Ranger is a bronze statue of a Texas Ranger, installed from 1961 to 2020 at Dallas Love Field, named for the famous story of Bill McDonald, a captain of Ranger Company B, in the 1900s who by himself broke up an illegal boxing match in the U.S. state of Texas.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

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One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: In One Riot, One Ranger, how is the abstract discussed?

One Riot, One Ranger is a bronze statue of a Texas Ranger, installed from 1961 to 2020 at Dallas Love Field, named for the famous story of Bill McDonald, a captain of Ranger Company B, in the 1900s who by himself broke up an illegal boxing match in the U.S. state of Texas.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

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One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: Focus on One Riot, One Ranger and explain the Description and history.

The 12-foot (3.7 m) statue was created by Texas artist Waldine Amanda Tauch and donated to the city of Dallas in 1961 by the wealthy restaurateur Earle Wyatt and his wife. It was subsequently installed at Dallas Love Field and dedicated on April 30, 1961. Although its title refers to an anecdote involving then-deceased Ranger Bill McDonald, the statue was modeled after Jay Banks, who was a captain of the Texas Rangers in the 1950s.In October 2010, the statue was moved to the nearby Frontiers of Flight Museum to accommodate an airport modernization project. The statue was reinstalled in the renovated terminal lobby on March 12, 2013.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

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Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

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One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: Explain the Description and history of this artwork, One Riot, One Ranger.

The 12-foot (3.7 m) statue was created by Texas artist Waldine Amanda Tauch and donated to the city of Dallas in 1961 by the wealthy restaurateur Earle Wyatt and his wife. It was subsequently installed at Dallas Love Field and dedicated on April 30, 1961. Although its title refers to an anecdote involving then-deceased Ranger Bill McDonald, the statue was modeled after Jay Banks, who was a captain of the Texas Rangers in the 1950s.In October 2010, the statue was moved to the nearby Frontiers of Flight Museum to accommodate an airport modernization project. The statue was reinstalled in the renovated terminal lobby on March 12, 2013.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

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Category:Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests


One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: How does One Riot, One Ranger explain its Description and history?

The 12-foot (3.7 m) statue was created by Texas artist Waldine Amanda Tauch and donated to the city of Dallas in 1961 by the wealthy restaurateur Earle Wyatt and his wife. It was subsequently installed at Dallas Love Field and dedicated on April 30, 1961. Although its title refers to an anecdote involving then-deceased Ranger Bill McDonald, the statue was modeled after Jay Banks, who was a captain of the Texas Rangers in the 1950s.In October 2010, the statue was moved to the nearby Frontiers of Flight Museum to accommodate an airport modernization project. The statue was reinstalled in the renovated terminal lobby on March 12, 2013.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

Category:Monuments and memorials in Texas

Category:Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests


One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: In One Riot, One Ranger, how is the Description and history discussed?

The 12-foot (3.7 m) statue was created by Texas artist Waldine Amanda Tauch and donated to the city of Dallas in 1961 by the wealthy restaurateur Earle Wyatt and his wife. It was subsequently installed at Dallas Love Field and dedicated on April 30, 1961. Although its title refers to an anecdote involving then-deceased Ranger Bill McDonald, the statue was modeled after Jay Banks, who was a captain of the Texas Rangers in the 1950s.In October 2010, the statue was moved to the nearby Frontiers of Flight Museum to accommodate an airport modernization project. The statue was reinstalled in the renovated terminal lobby on March 12, 2013.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

Category:Monuments and memorials in Texas

Category:Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests


One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: In the context of One Riot, One Ranger, explain the Removal and the Description and history.

On June 4, 2020, the statue was removed following the publication of the book Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug Swanson. The book details Jay Banks' participation in efforts to keep schools in Texas racially segregated in defiance of the United States Supreme Court's order of public school integration mandated in the 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education.Banks was in charge of a Texas Ranger division that was deployed in 1956 to prevent African American students from enrolling in Mansfield High School and Texarkana Junior College, a public community college. This was ordered by then governor Allan Shivers, who was against integration, having appointed in 1955 the Texas Advisory Committee on Segregation in Public Schools whose charge was to "[e]xamine three major problems and present recommendations leading to their solution. The problems are: (1) The prevention of forced integration. (2) The achievement of maximum decentralization of school authority. (3) The ways in which the State government may best assist the local school districts in solving their problems." The author of Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers was quoted as saying "Let's make that clear. [Banks] was following the governor's orders" in a live broadcast interview on National Public Radio.At both schools, a mob of white men gathered to block black students from entering. Banks sympathized with the mobs, later writing, "They were just salt-of-the-earth citizens who had been stirred up by agitators. They were concerned because they were convinced that someone was trying to interfere with their way of life."At Texarkana Junior College a crowd of "about 300 persons" blocked the path of two black students who attempted to enter the school, yelling "go home niggers." Some surrounded the male student and kicked him, while others threw gravel. The Texas Rangers did nothing to intervene except threaten to arrest the black students in accordance with the governor's orders.Banks was present at the Texarkana College incident and stated "Our orders are to maintain order and keep down violence. We are to take no part in the integration dispute and we are not going to escort anyone in or out of the college." The local Citizens' Council rewarded Banks with a chicken dinner.The statue has been stored indefinitely by the city of Dallas. When it was removed, the director of the city's Office of Arts and Culture and a spokesperson for mayor Eric Johnson stated that its fate was under consideration.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

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Category:Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests


One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: Explain the Removal about the Description and history of this artwork, One Riot, One Ranger.

On June 4, 2020, the statue was removed following the publication of the book Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug Swanson. The book details Jay Banks' participation in efforts to keep schools in Texas racially segregated in defiance of the United States Supreme Court's order of public school integration mandated in the 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education.Banks was in charge of a Texas Ranger division that was deployed in 1956 to prevent African American students from enrolling in Mansfield High School and Texarkana Junior College, a public community college. This was ordered by then governor Allan Shivers, who was against integration, having appointed in 1955 the Texas Advisory Committee on Segregation in Public Schools whose charge was to "[e]xamine three major problems and present recommendations leading to their solution. The problems are: (1) The prevention of forced integration. (2) The achievement of maximum decentralization of school authority. (3) The ways in which the State government may best assist the local school districts in solving their problems." The author of Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers was quoted as saying "Let's make that clear. [Banks] was following the governor's orders" in a live broadcast interview on National Public Radio.At both schools, a mob of white men gathered to block black students from entering. Banks sympathized with the mobs, later writing, "They were just salt-of-the-earth citizens who had been stirred up by agitators. They were concerned because they were convinced that someone was trying to interfere with their way of life."At Texarkana Junior College a crowd of "about 300 persons" blocked the path of two black students who attempted to enter the school, yelling "go home niggers." Some surrounded the male student and kicked him, while others threw gravel. The Texas Rangers did nothing to intervene except threaten to arrest the black students in accordance with the governor's orders.Banks was present at the Texarkana College incident and stated "Our orders are to maintain order and keep down violence. We are to take no part in the integration dispute and we are not going to escort anyone in or out of the college." The local Citizens' Council rewarded Banks with a chicken dinner.The statue has been stored indefinitely by the city of Dallas. When it was removed, the director of the city's Office of Arts and Culture and a spokesperson for mayor Eric Johnson stated that its fate was under consideration.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

Category:Monuments and memorials in Texas

Category:Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests


One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: In One Riot, One Ranger, how is the Removal of the Description and history explained?

On June 4, 2020, the statue was removed following the publication of the book Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug Swanson. The book details Jay Banks' participation in efforts to keep schools in Texas racially segregated in defiance of the United States Supreme Court's order of public school integration mandated in the 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education.Banks was in charge of a Texas Ranger division that was deployed in 1956 to prevent African American students from enrolling in Mansfield High School and Texarkana Junior College, a public community college. This was ordered by then governor Allan Shivers, who was against integration, having appointed in 1955 the Texas Advisory Committee on Segregation in Public Schools whose charge was to "[e]xamine three major problems and present recommendations leading to their solution. The problems are: (1) The prevention of forced integration. (2) The achievement of maximum decentralization of school authority. (3) The ways in which the State government may best assist the local school districts in solving their problems." The author of Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers was quoted as saying "Let's make that clear. [Banks] was following the governor's orders" in a live broadcast interview on National Public Radio.At both schools, a mob of white men gathered to block black students from entering. Banks sympathized with the mobs, later writing, "They were just salt-of-the-earth citizens who had been stirred up by agitators. They were concerned because they were convinced that someone was trying to interfere with their way of life."At Texarkana Junior College a crowd of "about 300 persons" blocked the path of two black students who attempted to enter the school, yelling "go home niggers." Some surrounded the male student and kicked him, while others threw gravel. The Texas Rangers did nothing to intervene except threaten to arrest the black students in accordance with the governor's orders.Banks was present at the Texarkana College incident and stated "Our orders are to maintain order and keep down violence. We are to take no part in the integration dispute and we are not going to escort anyone in or out of the college." The local Citizens' Council rewarded Banks with a chicken dinner.The statue has been stored indefinitely by the city of Dallas. When it was removed, the director of the city's Office of Arts and Culture and a spokesperson for mayor Eric Johnson stated that its fate was under consideration.

Category:2020 disestablishments in Texas

List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

Category:Monuments and memorials in Texas

Category:Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests


One Riot, One Ranger

Prompt: Describe the characteristics of the Removal in One Riot, One Ranger's Description and history.

On June 4, 2020, the statue was removed following the publication of the book Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug Swanson. The book details Jay Banks' participation in efforts to keep schools in Texas racially segregated in defiance of the United States Supreme Court's order of public school integration mandated in the 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education.Banks was in charge of a Texas Ranger division that was deployed in 1956 to prevent African American students from enrolling in Mansfield High School and Texarkana Junior College, a public community college. This was ordered by then governor Allan Shivers, who was against integration, having appointed in 1955 the Texas Advisory Committee on Segregation in Public Schools whose charge was to "[e]xamine three major problems and present recommendations leading to their solution. The problems are: (1) The prevention of forced integration. (2) The achievement of maximum decentralization of school authority. (3) The ways in which the State government may best assist the local school districts in solving their problems." The author of Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers was quoted as saying "Let's make that clear. [Banks] was following the governor's orders" in a live broadcast interview on National Public Radio.At both schools, a mob of white men gathered to block black students from entering. Banks sympathized with the mobs, later writing, "They were just salt-of-the-earth citizens who had been stirred up by agitators. They were concerned because they were convinced that someone was trying to interfere with their way of life."At Texarkana Junior College a crowd of "about 300 persons" blocked the path of two black students who attempted to enter the school, yelling "go home niggers." Some surrounded the male student and kicked him, while others threw gravel. The Texas Rangers did nothing to intervene except threaten to arrest the black students in accordance with the governor's orders.Banks was present at the Texarkana College incident and stated "Our orders are to maintain order and keep down violence. We are to take no part in the integration dispute and we are not going to escort anyone in or out of the college." The local Citizens' Council rewarded Banks with a chicken dinner.The statue has been stored indefinitely by the city of Dallas. When it was removed, the director of the city's Office of Arts and Culture and a spokesperson for mayor Eric Johnson stated that its fate was under consideration.

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Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

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Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: Focus on Masterpiece (Lichtenstein) and explain the abstract.

Masterpiece is a 1962 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that uses his classic Ben-Day dots and narrative content contained within a speech balloon. In 2017, the painting sold for $165 million.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Masterpiece (Lichtenstein).

Masterpiece is a 1962 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that uses his classic Ben-Day dots and narrative content contained within a speech balloon. In 2017, the painting sold for $165 million.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: How does Masterpiece (Lichtenstein) explain its abstract?

Masterpiece is a 1962 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that uses his classic Ben-Day dots and narrative content contained within a speech balloon. In 2017, the painting sold for $165 million.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: In Masterpiece (Lichtenstein), how is the abstract discussed?

Masterpiece is a 1962 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that uses his classic Ben-Day dots and narrative content contained within a speech balloon. In 2017, the painting sold for $165 million.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: Focus on Masterpiece (Lichtenstein) and explain the Background.

According to the Lichtenstein Foundation website, Masterpiece was part of Lichtenstein's first exhibition at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles from April 1 – April 27, 1963, featuring Drowning Girl, Portrait of Madame Cézanne and other works from 1962 and 1963. When discussing another work (I Know...Brad), Lichtenstein stated that the name Brad sounded heroic to him and was used with the aim of clichéd oversimplification. Drowning Girl is another notable work with Brad as the heroic subject.The source of this image was a comic book panel with the two subjects positioned similarly to their position here, but they were situated in an automobile. In the source image the narrative content of the speech balloon said "But someday the bitterness will pass..."Masterpiece was part of the largest ever retrospective of Lichtenstein, which visited The Art Institute of Chicago from May 16 to September 3, 2012, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., from October 14, 2012, to January 13, 2013, the Tate Modern in London from February 21 to May 27, 2013, and The Centre Pompidou from July 3 to November 4, 2013. Several publications presented Masterpiece as part of their announcement of the retrospective.In January 2017, Agnes Gund sold the 1962 painting Masterpiece, which for years hung over the mantle of her Upper East Side apartment, for $165 million. The proceeds of the sale were used to inaugurate the Art for Justice Fund, a fund for criminal justice reform. The price was one of the fifteen highest ever to be paid for an artwork. The purchaser was Steven A. Cohen.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: Explain the Background of this artwork, Masterpiece (Lichtenstein).

According to the Lichtenstein Foundation website, Masterpiece was part of Lichtenstein's first exhibition at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles from April 1 – April 27, 1963, featuring Drowning Girl, Portrait of Madame Cézanne and other works from 1962 and 1963. When discussing another work (I Know...Brad), Lichtenstein stated that the name Brad sounded heroic to him and was used with the aim of clichéd oversimplification. Drowning Girl is another notable work with Brad as the heroic subject.The source of this image was a comic book panel with the two subjects positioned similarly to their position here, but they were situated in an automobile. In the source image the narrative content of the speech balloon said "But someday the bitterness will pass..."Masterpiece was part of the largest ever retrospective of Lichtenstein, which visited The Art Institute of Chicago from May 16 to September 3, 2012, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., from October 14, 2012, to January 13, 2013, the Tate Modern in London from February 21 to May 27, 2013, and The Centre Pompidou from July 3 to November 4, 2013. Several publications presented Masterpiece as part of their announcement of the retrospective.In January 2017, Agnes Gund sold the 1962 painting Masterpiece, which for years hung over the mantle of her Upper East Side apartment, for $165 million. The proceeds of the sale were used to inaugurate the Art for Justice Fund, a fund for criminal justice reform. The price was one of the fifteen highest ever to be paid for an artwork. The purchaser was Steven A. Cohen.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: How does Masterpiece (Lichtenstein) explain its Background?

According to the Lichtenstein Foundation website, Masterpiece was part of Lichtenstein's first exhibition at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles from April 1 – April 27, 1963, featuring Drowning Girl, Portrait of Madame Cézanne and other works from 1962 and 1963. When discussing another work (I Know...Brad), Lichtenstein stated that the name Brad sounded heroic to him and was used with the aim of clichéd oversimplification. Drowning Girl is another notable work with Brad as the heroic subject.The source of this image was a comic book panel with the two subjects positioned similarly to their position here, but they were situated in an automobile. In the source image the narrative content of the speech balloon said "But someday the bitterness will pass..."Masterpiece was part of the largest ever retrospective of Lichtenstein, which visited The Art Institute of Chicago from May 16 to September 3, 2012, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., from October 14, 2012, to January 13, 2013, the Tate Modern in London from February 21 to May 27, 2013, and The Centre Pompidou from July 3 to November 4, 2013. Several publications presented Masterpiece as part of their announcement of the retrospective.In January 2017, Agnes Gund sold the 1962 painting Masterpiece, which for years hung over the mantle of her Upper East Side apartment, for $165 million. The proceeds of the sale were used to inaugurate the Art for Justice Fund, a fund for criminal justice reform. The price was one of the fifteen highest ever to be paid for an artwork. The purchaser was Steven A. Cohen.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: In Masterpiece (Lichtenstein), how is the Background discussed?

According to the Lichtenstein Foundation website, Masterpiece was part of Lichtenstein's first exhibition at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles from April 1 – April 27, 1963, featuring Drowning Girl, Portrait of Madame Cézanne and other works from 1962 and 1963. When discussing another work (I Know...Brad), Lichtenstein stated that the name Brad sounded heroic to him and was used with the aim of clichéd oversimplification. Drowning Girl is another notable work with Brad as the heroic subject.The source of this image was a comic book panel with the two subjects positioned similarly to their position here, but they were situated in an automobile. In the source image the narrative content of the speech balloon said "But someday the bitterness will pass..."Masterpiece was part of the largest ever retrospective of Lichtenstein, which visited The Art Institute of Chicago from May 16 to September 3, 2012, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., from October 14, 2012, to January 13, 2013, the Tate Modern in London from February 21 to May 27, 2013, and The Centre Pompidou from July 3 to November 4, 2013. Several publications presented Masterpiece as part of their announcement of the retrospective.In January 2017, Agnes Gund sold the 1962 painting Masterpiece, which for years hung over the mantle of her Upper East Side apartment, for $165 million. The proceeds of the sale were used to inaugurate the Art for Justice Fund, a fund for criminal justice reform. The price was one of the fifteen highest ever to be paid for an artwork. The purchaser was Steven A. Cohen.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: Focus on Masterpiece (Lichtenstein) and explain the Critical response.

Masterpiece is regarded as a tongue-in-cheek joke that reflects upon Lichtenstein's own career. In retrospect, the joke is considered "witty and yet eerily prescient" because it portended some of the future turmoil that the artist would endure. In the painting, the blonde woman's speech bubble, "Why, Brad darling, This painting is a masterpiece! My, soon you'll have all of New York clamoring for your work!" conveys her remark as she gazes at the painting, of which a corner of the back is shown. Silent Brad conveys his agreement by his facial expression. Adrian Searle of The Guardian says that the 1962 work, whose narrative and graphical content were both borrowed, was timely because Lichtenstein had his first exhibition in New York City at Leo Castelli Gallery that year, making the painting aspirational in an ironic way that comments on success and "the socio-sexual status of the hot young artist". The satirical commentary on Lichtenstein's career, followed the inside joke made the year before in Mr. Bellamy. According to Roberta Smith of The New York Times, Masterpiece was one of Lichtenstein's works created in a way that produced "faint and uneven" Ben Day dots.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: Explain the Critical response of this artwork, Masterpiece (Lichtenstein).

Masterpiece is regarded as a tongue-in-cheek joke that reflects upon Lichtenstein's own career. In retrospect, the joke is considered "witty and yet eerily prescient" because it portended some of the future turmoil that the artist would endure. In the painting, the blonde woman's speech bubble, "Why, Brad darling, This painting is a masterpiece! My, soon you'll have all of New York clamoring for your work!" conveys her remark as she gazes at the painting, of which a corner of the back is shown. Silent Brad conveys his agreement by his facial expression. Adrian Searle of The Guardian says that the 1962 work, whose narrative and graphical content were both borrowed, was timely because Lichtenstein had his first exhibition in New York City at Leo Castelli Gallery that year, making the painting aspirational in an ironic way that comments on success and "the socio-sexual status of the hot young artist". The satirical commentary on Lichtenstein's career, followed the inside joke made the year before in Mr. Bellamy. According to Roberta Smith of The New York Times, Masterpiece was one of Lichtenstein's works created in a way that produced "faint and uneven" Ben Day dots.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: How does Masterpiece (Lichtenstein) explain its Critical response?

Masterpiece is regarded as a tongue-in-cheek joke that reflects upon Lichtenstein's own career. In retrospect, the joke is considered "witty and yet eerily prescient" because it portended some of the future turmoil that the artist would endure. In the painting, the blonde woman's speech bubble, "Why, Brad darling, This painting is a masterpiece! My, soon you'll have all of New York clamoring for your work!" conveys her remark as she gazes at the painting, of which a corner of the back is shown. Silent Brad conveys his agreement by his facial expression. Adrian Searle of The Guardian says that the 1962 work, whose narrative and graphical content were both borrowed, was timely because Lichtenstein had his first exhibition in New York City at Leo Castelli Gallery that year, making the painting aspirational in an ironic way that comments on success and "the socio-sexual status of the hot young artist". The satirical commentary on Lichtenstein's career, followed the inside joke made the year before in Mr. Bellamy. According to Roberta Smith of The New York Times, Masterpiece was one of Lichtenstein's works created in a way that produced "faint and uneven" Ben Day dots.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Masterpiece (Lichtenstein)

Prompt: In Masterpiece (Lichtenstein), how is the Critical response discussed?

Masterpiece is regarded as a tongue-in-cheek joke that reflects upon Lichtenstein's own career. In retrospect, the joke is considered "witty and yet eerily prescient" because it portended some of the future turmoil that the artist would endure. In the painting, the blonde woman's speech bubble, "Why, Brad darling, This painting is a masterpiece! My, soon you'll have all of New York clamoring for your work!" conveys her remark as she gazes at the painting, of which a corner of the back is shown. Silent Brad conveys his agreement by his facial expression. Adrian Searle of The Guardian says that the 1962 work, whose narrative and graphical content were both borrowed, was timely because Lichtenstein had his first exhibition in New York City at Leo Castelli Gallery that year, making the painting aspirational in an ironic way that comments on success and "the socio-sexual status of the hot young artist". The satirical commentary on Lichtenstein's career, followed the inside joke made the year before in Mr. Bellamy. According to Roberta Smith of The New York Times, Masterpiece was one of Lichtenstein's works created in a way that produced "faint and uneven" Ben Day dots.

Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Lichtenstein)

Criminal justice reform in the United States


Prompt: Focus on Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) and explain the abstract.

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph is a 1656 oil painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. It is said to have almost “a sculptural surface with a translucent glaze over paint”.  This piece is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Kassel, Germany.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt).

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph is a 1656 oil painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. It is said to have almost “a sculptural surface with a translucent glaze over paint”.  This piece is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Kassel, Germany.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: How does Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) explain its abstract?

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph is a 1656 oil painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. It is said to have almost “a sculptural surface with a translucent glaze over paint”.  This piece is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Kassel, Germany.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: In Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt), how is the abstract discussed?

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph is a 1656 oil painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. It is said to have almost “a sculptural surface with a translucent glaze over paint”.  This piece is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Kassel, Germany.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Focus on Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) and explain the History.

The painting was commissioned by the Amsterdam patrician Willem Schrijver. It shows him with his wife Wendela de Graeff and their children as biblical persons. After Willem Schrijver's death in 1661, Wendela's brother Andries de Graeff, burgomaster of Amsterdam, took over her estate, including the Rembrandt painting discussed here. The painting belonged in the De Graeff family until 1752. After the death of Gerrit de Graeff van Zuid-Polsbroek, the family heirs sold the work through Anthony Rutgers, a Hamburg art dealer, to Landgrave William VIII of Hesse-Kassel, who added it to his art collection at his Bellevue Palace in Kassel.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Explain the History of this artwork, Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt).

The painting was commissioned by the Amsterdam patrician Willem Schrijver. It shows him with his wife Wendela de Graeff and their children as biblical persons. After Willem Schrijver's death in 1661, Wendela's brother Andries de Graeff, burgomaster of Amsterdam, took over her estate, including the Rembrandt painting discussed here. The painting belonged in the De Graeff family until 1752. After the death of Gerrit de Graeff van Zuid-Polsbroek, the family heirs sold the work through Anthony Rutgers, a Hamburg art dealer, to Landgrave William VIII of Hesse-Kassel, who added it to his art collection at his Bellevue Palace in Kassel.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: How does Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) explain its History?

The painting was commissioned by the Amsterdam patrician Willem Schrijver. It shows him with his wife Wendela de Graeff and their children as biblical persons. After Willem Schrijver's death in 1661, Wendela's brother Andries de Graeff, burgomaster of Amsterdam, took over her estate, including the Rembrandt painting discussed here. The painting belonged in the De Graeff family until 1752. After the death of Gerrit de Graeff van Zuid-Polsbroek, the family heirs sold the work through Anthony Rutgers, a Hamburg art dealer, to Landgrave William VIII of Hesse-Kassel, who added it to his art collection at his Bellevue Palace in Kassel.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: In Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt), how is the History discussed?

The painting was commissioned by the Amsterdam patrician Willem Schrijver. It shows him with his wife Wendela de Graeff and their children as biblical persons. After Willem Schrijver's death in 1661, Wendela's brother Andries de Graeff, burgomaster of Amsterdam, took over her estate, including the Rembrandt painting discussed here. The painting belonged in the De Graeff family until 1752. After the death of Gerrit de Graeff van Zuid-Polsbroek, the family heirs sold the work through Anthony Rutgers, a Hamburg art dealer, to Landgrave William VIII of Hesse-Kassel, who added it to his art collection at his Bellevue Palace in Kassel.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Focus on Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) and explain the Background.

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph shows a scene from the Old Testament book of Genesis, Chapter 48.  In this scene, Joseph brings his two sons (Manasseh and Ephraim) to his dying father Jacob so that they can receive the family blessing. According to tradition, the eldest son is blessed with the patriarch’s right hand.  However, Jacob deliberately crossed his arms and put his right hand on Ephraim’s (the younger son’s) head and his left hand on Manasseh’s (the oldest son’s) head. Joseph was displeased and thought that his father was making a mistake. When Joseph tried to correct his father, Jacob refused and told Joseph that he was purposefully blessing the younger son.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Explain the Background of this artwork, Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt).

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph shows a scene from the Old Testament book of Genesis, Chapter 48.  In this scene, Joseph brings his two sons (Manasseh and Ephraim) to his dying father Jacob so that they can receive the family blessing. According to tradition, the eldest son is blessed with the patriarch’s right hand.  However, Jacob deliberately crossed his arms and put his right hand on Ephraim’s (the younger son’s) head and his left hand on Manasseh’s (the oldest son’s) head. Joseph was displeased and thought that his father was making a mistake. When Joseph tried to correct his father, Jacob refused and told Joseph that he was purposefully blessing the younger son.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: How does Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) explain its Background?

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph shows a scene from the Old Testament book of Genesis, Chapter 48.  In this scene, Joseph brings his two sons (Manasseh and Ephraim) to his dying father Jacob so that they can receive the family blessing. According to tradition, the eldest son is blessed with the patriarch’s right hand.  However, Jacob deliberately crossed his arms and put his right hand on Ephraim’s (the younger son’s) head and his left hand on Manasseh’s (the oldest son’s) head. Joseph was displeased and thought that his father was making a mistake. When Joseph tried to correct his father, Jacob refused and told Joseph that he was purposefully blessing the younger son.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: In Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt), how is the Background discussed?

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph shows a scene from the Old Testament book of Genesis, Chapter 48.  In this scene, Joseph brings his two sons (Manasseh and Ephraim) to his dying father Jacob so that they can receive the family blessing. According to tradition, the eldest son is blessed with the patriarch’s right hand.  However, Jacob deliberately crossed his arms and put his right hand on Ephraim’s (the younger son’s) head and his left hand on Manasseh’s (the oldest son’s) head. Joseph was displeased and thought that his father was making a mistake. When Joseph tried to correct his father, Jacob refused and told Joseph that he was purposefully blessing the younger son.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Focus on Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) and explain the Asenath.

Asenath was the daughter of an Egyptian priest. According to chapter 41 in the book of Genesis, she was given to Joseph by the pharaoh, himself. The purpose of adding Asenath to the painting is because it having been commissioned by the Amsterdam patrician Willem Schrijver, It shows him with his wife Wendela de Graeff and their children as biblical figures.".

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Explain the Asenath of this artwork, Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt).

Asenath was the daughter of an Egyptian priest. According to chapter 41 in the book of Genesis, she was given to Joseph by the pharaoh, himself. The purpose of adding Asenath to the painting is because it having been commissioned by the Amsterdam patrician Willem Schrijver, It shows him with his wife Wendela de Graeff and their children as biblical figures.".

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: How does Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) explain its Asenath?

Asenath was the daughter of an Egyptian priest. According to chapter 41 in the book of Genesis, she was given to Joseph by the pharaoh, himself. The purpose of adding Asenath to the painting is because it having been commissioned by the Amsterdam patrician Willem Schrijver, It shows him with his wife Wendela de Graeff and their children as biblical figures.".

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: In Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt), how is the Asenath discussed?

Asenath was the daughter of an Egyptian priest. According to chapter 41 in the book of Genesis, she was given to Joseph by the pharaoh, himself. The purpose of adding Asenath to the painting is because it having been commissioned by the Amsterdam patrician Willem Schrijver, It shows him with his wife Wendela de Graeff and their children as biblical figures.".

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Focus on Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt) and explain the Artistic qualities.

Rembrandt is famous for his use of light and shadow (Chiaroscuro) and Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph is not an exception.  This draws attention to the main characters of Jacob, Joseph, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Asenath while obscuring the background. In particular, there seems to be a halo surrounding Ephraim as he is being blessed. Also notable is the prominent colors that Rembrandt used. The yellows, browns, and reds give the painting a mood that is “both intimate and sacred, tender and solemn”.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek


Prompt: Explain the Artistic qualities of this artwork, Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Rembrandt).

Rembrandt is famous for his use of light and shadow (Chiaroscuro) and Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph is not an exception.  This draws attention to the main characters of Jacob, Joseph, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Asenath while obscuring the background. In particular, there seems to be a halo surrounding Ephraim as he is being blessed. Also notable is the prominent colors that Rembrandt used. The yellows, browns, and reds give the painting a mood that is “both intimate and sacred, tender and solemn”.

Category:Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel)

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek