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约翰-威廉-戈德沃德的童年可能并不轻松，父母的专横使他成为一个矜持而孤僻的人。他选择艺术家这个职业，也不被伦敦官宦世家看好。戈德沃德学习建筑制图，画家和绘图师Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema成为他的赞助人，因此从1887年开始，他可以在皇家艺术学院展出一些作品。它继英国皇家艺术家协会之后，于1889年参加巴黎沙龙。 戈德华是维多利亚时代的新古典主义画家之一，他的风格以古典建筑、古罗马、不动的风景和大理石建筑为特色。他的赞助人对他的影响也很大；恶意的舌头只把戈德沃德看作是阿尔玛-塔德玛的学生。他的主题不仅包括古典建筑肖像，还包括穿着古典主义服装的女性造型。 裸体和半裸体画较少见，但也有出现，例如《Im Tepidarium》。在服装、服饰和建筑方面，细节和真实性对Godward来说非常重要，这也是他花费大量时间研究的原因。 他最著名的作品之一是 'Dolce far Niente'。戈德华经常为他的作品制作多个版本，其中有三个版本，1904年的版本被百老汇明星安德鲁-劳埃德-韦伯（Andrew Lloyd Webber）买下，作为他的私人收藏。 在这套丛书中，还有他可能最著名的作品《甜蜜的事》。他的色彩搭配，尤其是女性图案的色彩搭配，多为强势色彩。戈德沃德通过古典环境下的美女和技术上的精湛，让自己名声大噪。他还在伦敦开办了一个绘画工作室。 在他的一生中，戈德沃德也对意大利产生了热爱，据说他在1905年第一次来到意大利。1912年，戈德沃德带着他的一个模特儿搬到了那里，于是家里就断了联系。他在罗马的斯特罗尔-弗恩别墅的地盘上住了很多年，许多著名艺术家的工作室都被这位艺术赞助人租了下来。
在他逗留的近十年时间里，他创作了《美景》等作品。据说，他在卡普里也多有停留。20年代初，他因健康原因回英国定居。稍后他自杀身亡，于是家人烧掉了他所有的照片和文件。据说在一封告别信中，戈德华写道，世界之大，不足以容纳他和巴勃罗-毕加索。
在转向现代艺术和立体主义的过程中，戈德华认为自己的作品已经过时了，他拿的东西少了，变得郁郁寡欢。如今，他以希腊罗马为灵感的作品和他的历史画都很有名。
John William Godward probably did not have it very easy in his childhood, the bossy nature of his parents made him a reserved and withdrawn man. His choice of profession as an artist was also not well received by the London family of officials. Godward studied architectural drawing,
the painter and draughtsman Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema became his patron and so from 1887 he was able to show some of his works at the Royal Academy of Arts. It followed the Royal Society of British Artists and in 1889 the Salon de Paris.
Godward is one of the neo-classical painters of the Victorian age, his style is characterized by classical architecture, ancient Rome, motionless landscapes and marble buildings. His patron also had a strong influence on him; malicious tongues see Godward only as a student of Alma-Tadema. His motifs include not only classical architectural portraits,
but also posing women in classicist garments. Nude and semi-nude drawings are less common, but do occur, for example in 'Im Tepidarium'. When it came to clothing, costumes and architecture, detail and authenticity were important to Godward, which is why he spent much time researching. One of his most famous works is 'Dolce far Niente'.
Godward often made several versions of his works, of which there are three, the 1904 version was bought by Broadway star Andrew Lloyd Webber for his private collection. In this collection is also his probably most famous work 'Sweet Nothings'. His colour palette, especially for the women's motifs, is mostly powerful and colourful.
Godward had made a name for himself through the beautiful women in classical surroundings and his technical mastery. He also ran a painting workshop in London.
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