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Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures
Claude Lorrainc. 1640-1645
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures
- Creator: Claude Lorrain (French, 1604-1682)
- Date Created: c. 1640-1645
- Physical 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.)
- Provenance: Estate of the artist; Queen Christina of Sweden, Rome (traditional provenance); Cardinal Decio Azzolini, Rome; Don Livio Odescalchi, Duke of Bracciano, Rome; Odescalchi family until 1845; Polish collection until 1939; Swiss collection until 1960; [George Wildenstein, Paris]; Norton Simon, Pasadena; [Eugene Victor Thaw, New York].
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.13
- Medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash over graphite
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: France, 17th century
- Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Collection: DR - French
- Accession Number: 1982.13
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