Joseph Wright of Derby’s Candlelit World

Joseph Wright of Derby’s Candlelit World

LONDON — Joseph Wright of Derby is like the punchline to a “who am I?” riddle: Whose paintings are monumental in scale and scope, have all the drama and chiaroscuro of a Caravaggio, the red-infused coloring of Georges de la Tour, a touch of ghoulish Fuseli, strong Dutch Golden Age influence, and yet you’ve never heard of them? Born in 1734, this painter adopted the suffix “of Derby” early in his career, distinguishing himself from London painter…