Sir arthur streeton paintings of jesus
The main characters in the picture are Jesus, angels, Mary Magdalene, Mary, and John.
Dark haired Mediterranean Mary holding baby jesus.!
Arthur Streeton
Australian painter (1867–1943)
Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (8 April 1867 – 1 September 1943) was an Australian landscape painter and a leading member of the Heidelberg School, also known as Australian Impressionism.
Early life
Streeton was born in Mount Moriac, Victoria, south-west of Geelong,[1] on 8 April 1867, the fourth child of Charles Henry and Mary (née Johnson) Streeton. His family moved to the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1874.[2] His parents were English migrants who had met on their voyage to Australia in 1854.[3] In 1882, Streeton commenced art studies with George Folingsby at the National Gallery School.[4]
In 1885, Streeton exhibited works for the first time with the Victorian Academy of Art.
He found employment as an apprentice lithographer under Charles Troedel.[5]
Career
During the summer of 1886–87, Streeton, aged nineteen, first befriended Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin while