Penry Williams
1802–1885 · Welsh · 30 artworks
Romanticismatmospheric perspectivedetailed foregroundsublime landscapesgenre scenestenebrism
artist bio
Penry Williams was a Welsh artist primarily known for his Romantic landscapes and genre scenes, particularly those depicting Italian life and scenery. He spent much of his career in Italy, capturing the picturesque qualities of the Roman Campagna and Neapolitan culture, contributing to the broader Romantic fascination with the sublime and the everyday.
what you'll learn
Studying Williams' work allows students to explore Romantic landscape painting techniques, including the use of light and shadow to create atmosphere and evoke emotion. Students can also learn about the representation of cultural identity and the depiction of everyday life in 19th-century art.
related: Thomas Cole, Caspar David Friedrich
30 artworks
Sgwd yr Henryd, Vale of Neath
1819
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Eionon Garn on the Perddyn or Ysgwd or Scwd Fall, Neath Valley
1819
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Temple of Hercules Victor, The Piazza di Bocca della Verita and the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
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Subiaco
1834
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Pilgrims Reposing at a Cross
1835
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Landscape with Figures and a Ruin
1837
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Merthyr Riots
1816
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A Distant View of Saint Peter's, Rome
1828
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A Mother and Child beneath an Arbour at Evening
1849
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Bridge over the River Taff
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View from Gwaelod-y-Garth
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Mediterranean Bay Seen through an Arch
1839
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Cyfarthfa Ironworks Interior at Night
1825
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A Goatherd on the Roman Campagna
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Tiber with the Temple of Hercules Victor, Santa Maria in Cosmedin and the Ponte Rotto seen from the Convent of San Barto
1828
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Santa Maria Maggiore seen from the Gardens
1827
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Tivoli
1874
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Ysgwd or Scwd Fall, Neath Valley
1819
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Moonlit landscape
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South Wales Industrial Landscape
1825
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Peasant Girls – Sorrento
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Spanish Lady
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Sgwd Gwladys, Vale of Neath
1819
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Procession to the Christening near Araccia
1833
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Neapolitan Peasants at a Fountain
1859
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The Festa of the Madonna dell'Arco at Naples
1836
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A View of Rome from the Tiber, with the Ponte Rotto and the Temple of Vesta
1870
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Pozzuoli
1831
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Waterfall in the Neath Valley
1819
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Roman Aqueduct in the Campagna
1841
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