In this picture Wright depicts a contemporary scene of a scientific lecture. From Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archive, Joseph Wright of Derby, A Philosopher Gives a Lecture on the Orrery (1766), Oil on canvas, 147.3 × 203.2 … Strong uses of color and lighting. Wright is notable for his use of chiaroscuro effect, which emphasises the contrast of light and dark, and, for his paintings of candle-lit subjects. in order for this application to display correctly. Medium is oil on canvas. 617-495-2779 • f. 617-496-5794_______________________________The CHSI is one of the. Joseph Wright, styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter. It was the second of three subject paintings by which he established his reputation as a highly original artist, specialising in the effects of artificial light. Lost your password? This is the currently selected item. Painted by Joseph Wright of Derby. The Swing is an oil painting on canvas by Jean-Honoré Fragonard in 1767 CE. Enlightenment and revolution. The Joseph Wright Gallery is the place to see Wright’s masterpieces, A Philosopher Giving that Lecture on an Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in the Place of the Sun (temporarily on loan), and An Alchymist .. His much-loved paintings The Widow of an Indian Chief and Landscape with a Rainbow can also be enjoyed, alongside many others. This painting, now owned by the Derby Museum and Art Gallery, clearly captured the interest in astronomy and natural philosophy that was widespread in England in the 18th century. Email. The Putnam Gallery(Science Center 136):Monday through Friday, 11a.m. In this engraving, based on the famous painting 'A Philosopher Giving That Lecture on the Orrery in Which A Lamp is Put in Place of the Sun,' the English artist John W … Thomas Jefferson, Monticello. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Philosopher_Lecturing_on_the_Orrery He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution". Google Classroom Facebook Twitter. Wright of Derby, A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery. From the Astronomy Department, Harvard, 1969. They are all gathered around an orrery, an entertaining scientific and technological marvel in the Enlightenment. after a painting by Joseph Wright (English, 1734–1797) A philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery, 1768 mezzotint 44.6 × 58.0 cm (image) 45.9 × 58.5 cm (sheet) Gift of Dr J. Orde Poynton, 1959 Baillieu Library Print Collection University of Melbourne 1959.3509 . 60 x 75 x 2.5 cm (23 5/8 x 29 1/2 x 1 in.). This mezzotint is based on Joseph Wright of Derby's painting, first exhibited by the Society of Artists in 1766 under the title 'A Philosopher giving that Lecture on the Orrery, in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun'. A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, or the full title, A Philosopher giving that Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun, is a 1766 painting by Joseph Wright of Derby depicting a lecturer giving a demonstration of an orrery to a small audience. Fragonard, The Swing. The lecture appears to be taking place in a domestic setting and three men, a woman, two young children and an older boy present. 1778. Wright is seen at his best in his candlelit subjects of which the Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight (1765), his A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery (1766), in the Derby Museum and Art Gallery, and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768), in the National Gallery are excellent examples. The painting was reproduced in numerous prints, testifying to its popularity. 1768: Medium : Oil on canvas Dimensions : 17 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches (44.8 x 59.7 cm) Frame: 20 3/4 × 26 3/8 × 1 3/4 inches (52.7 × 67 × 4.4 cm) Credit Line : Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection _______________________________Join Our Mailing List I Contact _______________________________The Collection of Historical Scientific InstrumentsScience Center, Room 371 • 1 Oxford StreetCambridge, MA 02138 •chsi@fas.harvard.edup. Similar to A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery because both illustrate advanced technology for the time and place. 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