Edward Hicks, urodzony 4 kwietnia 1780 roku, był niezwykłym malarzem amerykańskim znanym z cyklu "Peaceable Kingdom", który przedstawiał sielsko-idealistyczne wizje harmonii. Jego wyjątkowy styl łączył malarstwo naiwne z głębokimi przekazami filozoficznymi. (fot. Wikipedia) #EdwardHicks

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Cattle and horses (but not lions) were among the unfamiliar animals that arrived with the colonists and disrupted the landscape and Native livelihoods, as this 19th century painting might help us imagine. Image: #EdwardHicks, “The Peaceable Kingdom,” Brooklyn Museum. Wikimedia Commons.

Cattle and horses (but not lions) were among the unfamiliar animals that arrived with the colonists and disrupted the landscape and Native livelihoods, as this 19th century painting might help us imagine. Image: #EdwardHicks, “The Peaceable Kingdom,” Brooklyn Museum. Wikimedia Commons.

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Birthday Remembrances, #EdwardHicks!
Edward Hicks (4 April 1780 – 23 August 1849) was an American folk painter and distinguished religious minister of the Society of Friends. He became a #Quaker icon because of his paintings.

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Portrait of #EdwardHicks (1780-1849), who was #BornOnThisDay
1839
National Portrait Gallery, Washington
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