Mary Beale: Drawings & Paintings (Annotated)

By Mary Beale

Mary Beale began her career as a professional artist with paintings commissioned by people she knew, in exchange for receiving small gifts or services. She became a semi-professional portrait painter in the 1650s and 1660s, working from her home, Covent Garden and later on Fleet Street in London.After Mary began painting paid orders for money in the 70s of the 20th century, she carefully selected who to paint and use the praises of her circle of friends to build her reputation as a prominent artist. It was indeed remarkable in her epoch that Mary Beale was responsible for being the family's breadwinner.Mary Beale's paintings are often described as "energetic" and "masculine." The color in them is perceived as pure, sweet, natural, clear and crisp, although some critics see her coloring as "hard."Because of the copying of Italian masterpieces as a practice, Mary Beale has acquired what the connoisseurs of her portrait art describe with the words "Italian air and style." Sir Peter Lely admired the work of Mary Beale, saying that she "works with a beautiful color palette and is extremely hardworking."By 1681 Mary's paid orders for portraits had begun to diminish, and she accepted pupil students in the studio.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1095442384
• ISBN13: 9781095442388
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.2" x 8.3"