Samuel Colman (British painter)
Samuel Colman | |
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| Born | 1832 |
| Died | 1920 |
| Nationality | British |
Samuel Colman, also Samuel Coleman, (1780 – 21 January 1845)[1] was an English painter, based in Bristol for most of his career.
Life[edit]
In about 1815 Colman moved from Yeovil to Bristol, where he lived until around 1840. He worked as a portrait painter and drawing-master in the city, as well as painting minutely detailed Romantic, Biblical and genre scenes.[2]
He was a religious Nonconformist who worshipped at the Castle Green Independent Chapel and the Zion Chapel in Bedminster, and his faith was central to his work;[2] some of his paintings, such as his The Destruction of the Temple (Tate Gallery), which shows the ruination of a Gothic cathedral, being criticisms of the Church of England.[3] His apocalyptic paintings have drawn comparisons to those of John Martin.[4]
He signed works as Colman and alternatively Coleman.
External links and references[edit]
- ^ Chilvers, Ian (2009). The Oxford Dictionary of Art. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-19-860476-1.
- ^ a b "Samuel Colman Saint James's Fair, detail". Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Samuel Colman at the Tate". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Samuel Colman Brief Bio". 9 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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