depression and self doubt
Watson has created a compelling scene with his first reference of Caravaggio's iconic 'David with the Head of Goliath' integrated into a construction scene featuring a ruggedly
The added figures of the policemen in ceremonial uniforms creates a sense of a formality in an otherwise informal setting
An insightful and intimate forward written by Ross Watson Gallery Director
Watson has bought together elements captured during his travels in Europe
Dolph, Diana and Cupid (after Batoni, 1761) Painting Series_Absolute Realism depression and self doubtUnframed 76 x 85 cm 30" x 34" Framed 97 x 106 cm 38 x 42" Oil on board 2019 Signed lower right A Private Collection, New York Description Undeniably one of Ross Watson's most detailed paintings, requiring no less than two months continual work, this exceptional and large scale painting references Diana and Cupid by Pompeo Batoni, and features Bel Amis popular and handsome Dolph Lambert. One of the most successful painters in 18th Century Rome, Batoni,