Keywords: James Madison 140x190.jpg Cropped to 140 190 aspect ratio for use in collages Melesse James Madison jpg Portrait of James Madison one of the authors of the Federalist Papers and the fourth President of the United States Medium/Support oil on canvas Measurements 26 x 22 3/16 in 66 x 56 4 cm Scholar's Notes The portrait of James Madison was commissioned by James Monroe Cameo-like with firm planes and carefully controlled range of values it does not rely on deep shadow or strong contrast for its sculptural effect but works mostly in light tones The face despite its impassivity reveals the toll exacted by the War of 1812 It is set above a high-collared black coat between a freely painted cravat and the simple powdered hairstyle favored by Madison Source of Scholar's Notes Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 http //www whitehousehistory org/04/subs_pph/PresidentDetail aspx ID 4 imageID 24 Ths White House Historical Association the painting is in the White House collectionhttp //www whitehousehistory org/04/subs_pph/PresidentDetail aspx ID 4 imageID 24 1816 John Vanderlyn 1775 1852 <gallery> File Jm4 gif File James Madison cropped jpg cropped File Barack Obama looking a portrait in the Blue Room jpg </gallery> Paintings of James Madison PD-Art |