William T. Blodgett

William T. Blodgett o William Tilden Blodgett (1823Nueva York – 4 de payares de 1875) foi un coleicionista d'arte de la ciudá de Nueva York que tuvo un papel decisivu na fundación del Muséu Metropolitanu d'Arte.

William T. Blodgett
Vida
NacimientuNueva York1823[1]
NacionalidáBandera de Estaos Xuníos d'América Estaos Xuníos
Muerte4 de payares de 1875[2] (51/52 años)
Oficiucoleicionista d'arte, filántropu
EmplegadoresMuséu Metropolitanu d'Arte
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Biografía

Tuvo activu na guerra civil americana y entamó el Club de La Lliga de la Unión de Nueva York y la Feria sanitaria pa recaldar fondos pa los mancaos. Fundó'l periódicu The Nation y foi un líder nel establecimientu del Muséu Americanu d'Historia Natural.[3] En 1869 foi miembru fundador del comité pa formar el Muséu Metropolitanu d'Arte (MET). Perteneciera al comité de selección de les obres americanes pa ser presentaes na esposición francesa de 1867 y por tanto, en 1870 sabía lo suficiente, p'adquirir pintures, nel estranxeru, pal muséu recién fundáu.[3]

Mercó un total de 174 cuadros que financió xunto con John Taylor Johnson y aproximao la metá d'esta compra de 1871» alcuéntrase inda nel muséu.[4]

Dalgunes d'estes obres son:

ImaxeTítuluArtistaFechaNᵘ de Inventarriurl del Museu
The Meeting of Alexander the Great and DiogenesCaspar de Crayer71.1MET
A Vase with FlowersJacob Vosmaer71.5MET
Jarrón con floresMargaretha Haverman171671.6MET
The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Young Baptist and His ParentsJacob Jordaens71.11MET
The Yard of the Inn at EmmausDavid Rijckaert71.12MET
Rustic InteriorDavid Rijckaert71.13MET
A Cat Stealing FishGiuseppe Recco71.17MET
Vanitas Still LifeEdwaert Collier166271.19MET
Battle SceneJohannes Lingelbach167171.23MET
The Sacrifice of IsaacGiovanni Domenico Tiepolo71.28MET
Interior of Saint Peter's, RomeGiovanni Paolo Panini71.31MET
Group Portrait: A Wedding CelebrationGillis van Tilborgh71.32MET
Saint Remigius Replenishing the Barrel of Wine; (interior) Saint Remigius and the Burning WheatPintor suizo150071.33abMET
Portrait of a WomanBernhard Strigel71.34MET
Jacob Willemsz. van Veen (1456–1535), the Artist's FatherMaarten van Heemskerck153271.36MET
Saint Agapitus of Praeneste in the Arena; (interior) The Beheading of Saint Agapitus of PraenestePintor suizo150071.40abMET
Saint Rosalie Interceding for the Plague-stricken of PalermoAnthony van Dyck162471.41MET
A Basket and BirdsJan Fyt71.43MET
A Hare and BirdsJan Fyt71.44MET
A Partridge and Small Game BirdsJan Fyt71.45MET
Portrait of a Young WomanCornelis de Vos71.46MET
Interior of a Gothic Church at NightPieter Neefs el Joven71.50MET
Midas Washing at the Source of the PactolusNicolas Poussin71.56MET
Ducks Resting in SunshineJean-Baptiste Oudry175371.57MET
The FarrierAert van der Neer71.60MET
View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer MeerJan van Goyen164671.62MET
Portrait of a ManAbraham de Vries164371.63MET
Interior of a KitchenWillem Kalf71.69MET
Portrait of Johan Hulshout (1623–1687)Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt167071.70MET
Portrait of a ManBartholomeus van der Helst164771.73MET
Drawing the EelSalomon van Ruysdael71.75MET
Malle BabbeStyle of Frans Hals1700s71.76MET
Still Life with a Glass and OystersJan Davidsz. de Heem71.78MET
Beggars at a DoorwayMaestro de los beguinos1700s71.80MET
Man in Armor (Mars?)Estilo de Rembrandt1700s71.84MET
Dog Guarding Dead GameJean-Baptiste Oudry175371.89MET
Study Head of a WomanJean-Baptiste Greuze71.91MET
The ForgeLéonard Defrance71.93MET
A Cavalry EngagementAdam Frans van der Meulen71.96MET
MarineSalomon van Ruysdael165071.98MET
Peasants Dancing and FeastingDavid Teniers el Joven166071.99MET
The Adoration of the MagiCopia de Hugo van der Goes1500s71.100MET
The Rope DanceLéonard Defrance71.105MET
A BanquetDirck Hals162871.108MET
The SpinnerQuirijn van Brekelenkam165371.110MET
The Pigeon HouseRoelof Jansz van Vries71.116MET
Pomegranates and Other Fruit in a LandscapeAbraham Brueghel71.118MET
The Grand Canal above the RialtoFrancesco Guardi71.119MET
Santa Maria della SaluteFrancesco Guardi71.120MET
The Investiture of Bishop Harold as Duke of FranconiaGiovanni Battista Tiepolo71.121MET
Peasants DancingJohannes Lingelbach165171.123MET
RestNicolaes Berchem164471.125MET
Ficheru:Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Eleutor of Saxony MET DP280599.jpg
Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Eleutor of SaxonyTaller de Lucas Cranach el Viejo153271.128MET
View of the Town of AlkmaarSalomon van Ruysdael71.135MET
Surprised, or Infidelity Found OutChristian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich71.142MET
The Calling of MatthewTaller de Jan Sanders van Hemessen1600s71.155MET
The Mourning Virgin; The Man of SorrowsCopia de Dieric Bouts1600s71.156–57MET
The Newborn BabyMatthijs Naiveu167571.160MET
The Adoration of the ShepherdsChristian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich71.162MET
Abraham's Parting from the Family of LotJan Victors71.170MET

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