St. Michael of Belgium (1914)
James Jebusa Shannon1914 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1923)
Specifications
- Year
- 1914
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1862–1923
About the artwork
This page presents "St. Michael of Belgium" (1914), created by James Jebusa Shannon. Background on Mythology: Artists from the Renaissance to the Symbolists returned to myth to explore love, power, fate, and transformation. In European academies, history and mythological subjects ranked highest among painting genres, so they often appear on a large scale and with ambitious compositions. Historical background, 1914: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. The catalogue places it in Mythology. The format is portrait.
"St. Michael of Belgium" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Mythological scenes add narrative depth and historical atmosphere, which helps them work as a central accent in classic as well as eclectic spaces. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1862–1923
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