Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures
Claude Lorrain
1640–1645
- Medium
- pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash over graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 19.2 x 25.8 cm (7 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.); Image: 19 x 25.4 cm (7 1/2 x 10 in.)
- Genre
- drawing
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
France, 17th century
About
Claude Lorrain changed the direction of European landscape painting by opening up vistas that fade into either morning or evening sun. A prolific draftsman, he emphasized the tranquil and idyllic nature of the Roman countryside.
