This thesis analyzes Benjamin West's altarpiece St. Paul Shaking the Viper from His Hand After the Shipwreck and his designs for thirty-three related artworks in the Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, England, as a synthesis of the major influences in his life and as an example of both traditional and innovative themes in his artistic style of the late eighteenth century. This study examines West's life, the Greenwich Chapel history, altarpiece and decorative scheme, and concludes that the designs are an example of West's stylistic flexibility and are related thematically to his Windsor Royal Chapel commission.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332489 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Hanna, Margaret A. (Margaret Ann) |
| Contributors | Gleeson, Larry A., Platt, Susan Noyes, 1945-, Heinlen, J. Michael, Berry, Nancy, Sullivan, Scott A. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 173 leaves : ill., Text |
| Coverage | United Kingdom |
| Rights | Public, Hanna, Margaret A. (Margaret Ann), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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