Philosophy
Philosophy and Christian Art c1878 by Engraver W. Ridgway after a painting by American Painter Daniel Huntington‘s c1868 (1816 – 1906) del Movimiento de Arte de la Escuela del Río Hudson y más tarde se convirtió en un destacado retratista, who’s was influenced by Raphaelesque Italian and German ideals and of the High Renaissance Era.
Philosophy is a retouched digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image.
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Huntington was born in New York City, New York on October 4, 1816. He was the son of Benjamin Huntington, Jr. and Faith (née Trumbull) Huntington. His paternal grandfather was Benjamin Huntington, delegate at the Second Continental Congress and first U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
His maternal grandfather was Jedediah Huntington (1743 – 1818) of Norwich, Connecticut, who served as a General in the American Revolutionary War.
He studied at Yale with Samuel F.B. Morse, and later with Henry Inman. Desde 1833 a 1835 he transferred to Hamilton College in Clinton, Nueva York, where he met Charles Loring Elliott, who encouraged him to become an artist.
Huntington first exhibited his work at the National Academy of Design in 1836. Después, he painted some landscapes in the tradition of the Hudson River School.
Huntington made several trips to Europe, the first in 1839 traveling to England, Roma, Florence and Paris with his friend and pupil Henry Peters Gray.
On his return to America in 1840, he painted his allegorical painting “El sueño de la misericordia”, que le dio fama y confirmó su interés en temas inspiradores.
También pintó retratos y comenzó la ilustración de El progreso del peregrino.. En 1844, volvió a roma.
Regresando a Nueva York alrededor 1846, dedicó su tiempo principalmente a la pintura de retratos, aunque pintó muchos géneros, temas religiosos e históricos.
Desde 1851 a 1859 el estaba en inglaterra. Fue presidente de la Academia Nacional de Diseño de 1862 a 1870, y de nuevo en 1877 – 1890. También fue vicepresidente del Museo Metropolitano de Arte de Nueva York..