Academy by Lamplight

An Academy by Lamplight is a 1769 genre painting by the British artist Joseph Wright of Derby. It features a view of an art academy where a group of students are gathered round an Ancient Roman statue based on a Borghese Nymph with a Shell, learning sketching. Lit by candlelight, it features the Tenebrism style that Wright used in a number of his paintings from the period. The lifelike statue in the shadows evokes the Pygmalion myth.

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