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Raphaelle Peale
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Hudson River School Painter · Active 1822 – 1822
Raphaelle Peale
Paintale's collection includes 1 paintings attributed to Raphaelle Peale, a figure of the Hudson River School period whose recurring subjects — tragedy & death — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Tragedy & Death
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Raphaelle Peale (1)
About Raphaelle Peale
Working at the height of the Hudson River School period, Raphaelle Peale produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — tragedy & death — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Hudson River School painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Museums now holding Raphaelle Peale's work include Art Institute of Chicago. On each painting's page here, we go beyond the caption to cover subject, symbolism, technique, and provenance — the context a modern viewer needs to see what the original audience saw.
Frequently asked about Raphaelle Peale
- When did Raphaelle Peale live?
- Raphaelle Peale was active around 1822 – 1822, during the Hudson River School period.
- Where can I see paintings by Raphaelle Peale?
- Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Raphaelle Peale paint?
- Tragedy & Death.