Book of Pictures

Book of Pictures

Kenyon Cox, 1910-1917

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Artist: Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 29 7/8 x 36 in. (76.0 x 91.5 cm)
Museum: Smithsonian Institution
Rights: CC0 — no rights reserved

Kenyon Cox was as much an art critic as a painter. He contributed articles to prestigious magazines such as The Nation and Scribner’s, and much of his writing dealt with the power of art to speak a universal language. His Raphael-inspired Book of Pictures, of a mother showing her child an illustrated book, represents this conviction. In the early years of the twentieth century, many Americans learned about European art through mass-produced images in books and magazines. Cox advocated using such means to encourage lessons of good taste that would extend into all aspects of American life. (Morgan, Kenyon Cox, 1856-1919: A Life in American Art, 1994)

More by Kenyon Cox

Tradition

Kenyon Cox, 1916

Study for Mural at Hotel Manhattan, "Peace and Plenty"

Study for Mural at Hotel Manhattan, "Peace and Plenty"

Kenyon Cox, ca. 1901

Study for Mural at U.S. Custom House, Cleveland, OH, "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland"

Study for Mural at U.S. Custom House, Cleveland, OH, "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland"

Kenyon Cox, 1909

Plenty

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Sketch for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice"

Sketch for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice"

Kenyon Cox, ca. 1912

After Titian's "Madonna of the Rabbit"

After Titian's "Madonna of the Rabbit"

Kenyon Cox, 1878-1882

Echo

Kenyon Cox, 1892

Christ

Kenyon Cox, 1905

Study for "Evening"

Study for "Evening"

Kenyon Cox, 1883

An Eclogue

Kenyon Cox, 1890

The Silver Hand Glass

The Silver Hand Glass

Kenyon Cox, 1907

Study for "Science Instructing Industry"

Study for "Science Instructing Industry"

Kenyon Cox, 1898

Visually similar

Colonna Madonna

Colonna Madonna

Venus and Cupid in a Landscape

Venus and Cupid in a Landscape

Palma Vecchio, c. 1515

Plenty

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John

Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John

Correggio, 1510s

The Alba Madonna

The Alba Madonna

Raphael, c. 1510

The Education of the Virgin

The Education of the Virgin

Alonso Cano, 1601–1667

Madonna with Child and apple

Madonna with Child and apple

Bernardino Luini, 1525

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Guido Reni, about 1640–1642

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, 1500s

Young Boy in a Studio

Young Boy in a Studio

Jan Lievens, 1650–1675

Charity

Andrea del Sarto, before 1530

Saint Cecilia

Nicolas Poussin, c. 1635