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stephen croft junior sir joshua reynoldsReproductie Stephen Croft Junior Sir Joshua Reynolds Boeiende introductie De kunstdruk Stephen Croft Junior Sir Joshua Reynolds neemt ons mee naar een tijd waarin kunst en samenleving onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden waren. Dit schilderij, een ware ode aan schoonheid en verfijning, belichaamt de geest van de achttiende eeuw, een periode gekenmerkt door ingrijpende veranderingen op artistiek en cultureel gebied. Via dit werk nodigt de kunstenaar ons
Reproductie Stephen Croft Junior - Sir Joshua Reynolds – Boeiende introductie De kunstdruk Stephen Croft Junior - Sir Joshua Reynolds neemt ons mee naar een tijd waarin kunst en samenleving onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden waren. Dit schilderij, een ware ode aan schoonheid en verfijning, belichaamt de geest van de achttiende eeuw, een periode gekenmerkt door ingrijpende veranderingen op artistiek en cultureel gebied. Via dit werk nodigt de kunstenaar ons uit om niet alleen het afgebeelde onderwerp te bewonderen, maar ook de essentie van een tijdperk waarin portretten een middel waren om sociale status en esthetische waarden te bevestigen. Het licht, de kleuren en de texturen verweven zich tot een sfeer die zowel intiem als majestueus is, en ons meeneemt naar een universum waar elk detail telt. Stijl en uniekheid van het werk De stijl van deze kunstdruk is een getrouwe weerspiegeling van Reynolds' techniek, die in staat was realisme te combineren met een zekere idealisering van de figuren. Hoe hij speelt met licht en schaduw geeft diepte en een bijzondere levendigheid aan zijn portretten. De gezichten stralen een expressiviteit uit die lijkt de ziel van het onderwerp te vangen, terwijl de kleding, vaak weelderig, getuigt van ongeëvenaard vakmanschap. Elke penseelstreek toont een minutieuze aandacht voor details, of het nu gaat om de textuur van de stoffen of de fijnheid van de trekken. Dit schilderij is veel meer dan een eenvoudige voorstelling; het is een venster op de aspiraties en emoties van zijn tijd, een ware dialoog tussen verleden en heden. De kunstenaar en zijn invloed Sir Joshua Reynolds, een iconische figuur van de Britse kunst, markeerde zijn tijd met zijn vernieuwende benadering van portretten. Als eerste president van de Royal Academy speelde hij een cruciale rol in het vaststellen van de artistieke normen van zijn tijd. Zijn werken hebben talloze kunstenaars geïnspireerd, zowel in Groot-Brittannië als daarbuiten, en zijn invloed blijft tot op heden voelbaar. Reynolds beperkte zich niet tot het reproduceren van de werkelijkheid; hij streefde ernaar een geïdealiseerde visie te creëren, waarin schoonheid en menselijke waardigheid werden benadrukt. Zijn aanpak opende de weg voor andere artistieke stromingen, en hij wist een stem te geven aan de aspiraties van zijn tijd, waardoor het portret werd omgevormd tot een volwaardige kunstvorm. Een uitzonderlijke wanddecoratie ondertekend door Artem Legrand In de hedendaagse contextShipping Notes
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★★★★★ 1
Was stream of consciousness...
Format: Paperback
Not what I expected.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019
★★★★★ 5
Well done!
Format: Kindle
Young, bloodied, sleep deprived and starving, not to mention being surrounded by an army of hungry sharks! It seems almost unimaginable that a sixteen-year-old could experience such a harrowing ordeal and live to tell about it. The story of young Josh, a baseball loving kid from San Antonio, Texas, who forges his mothers signature in order to join the Navy, takes place in 1945 near the end of WWII aboard the USS Indianapolis. After being struck by a Japanese torpedo, the mighty Naval ship sinks, thrusting the survivors into an unforgiving ocean for five harrowing days. The story is fast-paced with lots of action without being overly graphic and is the perfect for middle-schoolers with a penchant for excitement!
There's also a great friendship angle which was really great to see especially since the boy Josh befriends (Lee) is of Japanese decent. At the time Josh bears a lot of resentment towards the Japanese since his father was killed when the Japanese bombed Pear Harbor so I think this offers an excellent 'teaching moment' for kids today.
The book is chock-full of numerous interesting facts about the USS Indianapolis which I hadn't known before reading the book. Of note, it states that the sinking of the USS Indianapolis resulted in the largest number of shark attacks on humans in history, which I think is a little known and very interesting fact! Well done!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019
★★★★★ 5
A fast paced and exciting read
Format: Kindle
I really enjoyed this book about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis by a Japanese submarine towards the end of World War II. The story is told through the eyes of a sixteen year old boy, Josh, who lied about his age on his enlistment application and forged his mother's signature. He was determined to do his bit for the American war effort and revenge the death of his father during the attack on Pearl Harbour.
When the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed, the survivors, about three quarters of the crew, were flung into the ocean without any survival equipment. Many of them did not even have life jackets and were burned by the fire that had broken out on board the ship or injured when they were swept overboard. The scent of urine and blood soon attracts sharks, lots of sharks, and the survivors fear that they have survived the sinking of the ship only to become food for these huge and vicious fish.
The story is short and sharp and I think middle school and young teenage boys will really enjoy it. The author shares some details of the attack and sinking of the ship, without making it to graphic and over whelming for younger readers. Boys, particularly, will relate to the action packed excitement of the attack and also to Josh's thoughts about his mother and younger brother back home. The terrible hardship of being in the ocean for a few days, without food or water, the temptation to drink sea water to alleviate the dreadful thirst and the savage behavior of some of the other survivors are all well told but not with so much detail that younger readers will become overwhelmed or bored.
Josh's relationship with another young survivor, Lee, who is of Japanese extraction is also most interesting and contains a good message of delving deeper into relationships and people that merely their heritage and looks.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2019
★★★★★ 5
RAW AND REAL
Format: Kindle
A powerful story of a historical adventure narrated through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old survivor. Josh enlisted with forged papers to avenge the death of his father at Pearl Harbor. He is straight out of boot camp serving on the USS Indianapolis when the battleship is struck by a Japanese torpedo. He struggles to escape the burning ship, but that is just the beginning of his troubles. No help is in sight; sharks infest the waters, and the survivors begin to turn against each other.
This book is a powerful story filled with raw emotions, adventure, and history. The authors provide readers with an action-packed tale filled with interesting facts about sharks and military history. It contains actual photographs, maps, and hand-drawn illustrations.
The book is little more than one hundred pages. Reluctant readers can easily navigate the short chapters with graphics. Targeted for middle grades but just as appealing to young adult and adult audiences.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2022
★★★★★ 4
Approved by my 8 year old!
Format: Paperback
My 8 yr old son read it on his own. He liked it but some parts were a bit gross and scary for him. It is along the lines of the I Survived books. He said it was a good story because it was based on real life even though some of the parts were a little scary.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2021