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2CWBH4F The Painter and his Pug ' by william Hogarth, 1745. The portrait deliberately projects a guide to the way Hogarth wanted others to think of him. The artist's painting in informal dress rests on a pile of books labelled (in the finished engraving) Shakespeare, Milton and Swift. William Shakespeare and John Milton were generally acknowledged to be the greatest modern English authors and Jonathan Swift was a vigorous modern satirist. The palette and graver represent Hogarth's twin roles as painter and engraver and the 'Line of Beauty' alludes to his favourite art theory. The only living object in
Notizie e curiosità sul cane

Al cane Pug di Hogarth non piace tanto lo stile pittorico del suo padrone..

Chissà? Se i cani dell’arte potessero raccontare la propria storia e anche quella del pittore, sarebbero sicuramente in grado di

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