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Thomas Sully: Artist Deep-Dive
Studying Sully's work allows students to understand Romantic portraiture, focusing on capturing likeness, conveying emotion, and mastering the use of light and shadow to create idealized representations of the sitter. Students can also learn about the historical context of portraiture in 19th-century America.
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