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Godfrey Kneller
The Cosmopolitan Brush: Godfrey Kneller and the Shaping of English Portraiture Godfrey Kneller, born in Lübeck, Germany, in 1646, wasn’t merely a painter who found success on English shores; he was an architect of its artistic identity. His arrival in London around 1676, following periods of study and work in Italy and France, coincided with a burgeoning desire for a distinctly English style – one that moved beyond the imitation of con
tinental masters. Kneller didn’t simply fulfill this need, he *defined* it. He wasn't born into privilege; his father was a modest Mennonite painter, and young Godfrey received his initial training within the family workshop. This grounding in craft, coupled with an insatiable appetite for learning, propelled him towards Italy, where he absorbed the influence of Baroque masters like Guido Reni and Annibale Carracci. However, it was Par…
