George Stubbs Entre em um
sensação, não
uma galeria.
Escolha um estado de espírito e o próprio ambiente responde — a luz esfria ou aquece, o ritmo do ar muda, e apenas as obras que carregam esse sentimento emergem da escuridão. Todo o resto recua para a sombra.
George Stubbs
Early Life and Training George Stubbs, a name synonymous with the majestic depiction of horses in art, was born on August 25th, 1724, in Liverpool, a bustling port city at the heart of England’s burgeoning colonial trade. His early years were marked by a modest upbringing; his father, John Stubbs, worked as a leather-dresser, a craft that initially shaped young George's path. However, from a remarkably young age – around the age of fif
teen – he displayed an undeniable passion for art, diverging from his family’s traditional profession to pursue his artistic ambitions. He sought out apprenticeship with Hamlet Winstanley, a local painter and engraver, gaining a foundational understanding of technique and artistic principles. This brief but formative period provided him with access to the collection at Knowsley Hall, an estate belonging to Winstanley's family, exposin…
