{"title":"Wertmüller, Adolf Ulrik","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdolf Ulrik Wertmüller (1751–1811)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Swedish painter who worked in France and the United States, producing portraits and mythological pictures. Born in Stockholm, he studied painting in Sweden before moving to Paris in 1772, where he trained with Joseph-Marie Vien. He later travelled to Italy and returned to France, gaining commissions among royal and fashionable patrons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWertmüller was appointed court painter to Gustav III of Sweden and painted a portrait of Marie Antoinette. His \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wertmuller-adolf-ulrik-1751-1811-danae-and-the-shower-of-gold-1787\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDanaë and the Shower of Gold\u003c\/em\u003e (1787)\u003c\/a\u003e depicts the Greek myth in which Zeus reaches Danaë in the form of golden rain. The large oil painting, now at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, demonstrates his interest in classical subject matter and the smooth finish of late eighteenth-century academic painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the upheavals of the French Revolution, Wertmüller travelled to America in 1794, where he painted George Washington and members of Philadelphia society. He became an American citizen in 1802 and settled on a farm near the Delaware River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis career spans the Swedish court, the Paris art world and early American portraiture. Wertmüller died in 1811.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wertmuller-adolf-ulrik-1751-1811-danae-and-the-shower-of-gold-1787","title":"Wertmüller, Adolf Ulrik (1751-1811) - Danae and the Shower of Gold 1787","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDanaë and the Shower of Gold\u003c\/em\u003e (1787) is an oil painting by Swedish artist Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller (1751–1811), illustrating the Greek myth in which Zeus visits Danaë as a shower of gold. The painting is held by the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 4809 pixels wide by 3843 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wertmuller-adolf-ulrik\"\u003eAdolf Ulrik Wertmüller\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64398578483530,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Wertmuller_AdolfUlrik_1751-1811_-DanaeandtheShowerofGold1787_main.jpg?v=1794649269"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Wertmuller_Adolf_Ulrik_1751-1811.jpg?v=1794649375","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wertmuller-adolf-ulrik.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}