File:James Madison.jpg
Summary
John Vanderlyn: James Madison
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| Title |
James Madison |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Portrait of James Madison, one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, and the fourth President of the United States |
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| Date | 1816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 26 x 22 3/16 in (66 x 56.4 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Blue Room |
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| Credit line | Association (White House Collection) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Scholar's Notes: "The portrait [of James Madison] was commissioned . . . by James Monroe . . . . Cameo-like, with firm planes and carefully controlled range of values, it does not rely on deep shadow or strong contrast for its sculptural effect, but works mostly in light tones. The face, despite its impassivity, reveals the toll exacted by the War of 1812 . . . . It is set above a high-collared black coat between a freely painted cravat and the simple powdered hairstyle favored by Madison . . . ." Source of Scholar's Notes: Kloss, William, et al. Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride. Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2008. |
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| References | https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/james-madison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Ths White House Historical Association. the painting is in the White House collection[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
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| current | 17:02, 25 January 2012 | | 2,465 × 3,000 (2.7 MB) | Muboshgu | Reverted to version as of 02:28, 1 February 2010 Same as other reverts, this is decreasing image quality |
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