Thomas Gainsborough: Great Art Explained

Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon, thanks! or if you prefer a one-off donation - PLEASE NOTE: The word corn in British English denoted all cereal grains, including wheat, oats and barley, such as in the Corn Laws. At first glance, Thomas Gainsborough’s Mr and Mrs Andrews, looks like just another classic painting of the 18th century, celebrating the dynastic marriage of the upper classes in all their finery. On closer inspection, two things stand out. One, is that Mrs Andrews has the most curious expression of contempt on her face. The other thing that stands out is the strange area in the middle of her lap which is unfinished. The rest of the painting is complete, so it makes it even more peculiar. In a painting that is heaving with tension, it is almost certain that at some point Mr and Mrs Andrews were so unhappy with the painting, that they put a halt to the proceedings, and sent Gainsborough on his way. The painting would then disappear and wouldn’t be seen again for over 200 years. Why was this painting kept so secret for so long? Subscribe and click the bell icon to be notified! I would like to thank all my Patreon supporters, in particular Adriana Nemet, Alan Stewart, Alexander Velser, Alyssa Phillips, Anja Zeutschel, Bria Nicole Art, David Asabreu, Christa Sawyer, Eric Mann, Erique K, Griffin Evans, Hugo Moita, Jemma Theivendran, Julio Cardenas, Karim Hopper, Kibibi Shaw, Louise Tait, Monte St Johns, New Curiosity, Paul Ark, Paul Waterman, Pavel Juszczyk, Sean Welgemoed, Stephen Beresford, Tanya Moore, Theresa Garfink, Toni Ko, Tyler Wittreich and Will Dew’s-Power. “What a brilliant series this is“ - Stephen Fry on Twitter SUBTITLES I input the English subtitles myself but I rely on volunteers to do subtitles for other languages and I really appreciate it - just contact me at jamespayne33@ CREDITS Opening Animation and Title Sequence by Brian Adsit (instagram and Behance ) Sound Mix by Oscar Sidoff Rydelius (Thank you!) All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel do not claim any right over them. BOOKS, CATALOGUES AND ESSAYS Thomas Gainsborough : A Country Life by Hugh Belsey Gainsborough: World of Art Series by William Vaughan Gainsborough: A Portrait by Hamilton and James Thomas Gainsborough by Sir Walter Armstrong Ways of Seeing by John Berger MUSIC Vaughn William’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor VIDEO CLIPS Chelsea Lang (Brilliant channel!) - Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.