
Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797) was an English painter known for his landscapes, genre scenes, portraits and for his dramatic use of light and shadow. Joseph Wright...

Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797) was an English painter known for his landscapes, genre scenes, portraits and for his dramatic use of light and shadow. Joseph Wright...

‘Wright of Derby: From the Shadows’ is the first major exhibition dedicated to the British artist’s ‘candlelight’ paintings at the National Gallery 🕯️ With over 20...

“Cottage on Fire at Night” reads as a study in different forms of illumination and their respective emotional effects. On the left, melancholic ruins are bathed in the...

This nocturnal scene features dramatic contrasts: the hot red light of the fire versus the cool white moonlight, the cottage abruptly consumed by flames as opposed to...

English landscape and portrait painter Joseph Wright (1734—1797) was fascinated by light, both natural and artificial, and made it the subject of many of his paintings....