English art
English art England's earliest artistic traditions were shaped by invading forces. The Anglo-Saxons had an enduring influence. Their most notable achievement came with the Bayeux tapestry. The Church remained the dominant patron of the arts until the arrival of Hans Holbein at the court of Henry VIII. In the 17th century, Rubens and Van Dyck worked in the courts of James I and Charles I. A native tradition emerged in the 18th century, with William Hogarth and Thomas Gainsborough. The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) was founded in 1768, and Joshua Reynolds was the first president. In the 19th century, England's two most influential artists were J. M. W. Turner and John Constable. The work of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood bridged Romanticism and symbolism, while William Morris was a seminal influence on the Arts and Crafts Movement. Major 20th-century figures were Stanley Spencer and Francis Bacon. Modern English sculptors, including Jacob Epstein, Henry Moore, and Barbara Hepworth, exerted a widespread influence.
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