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Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures
The Cleveland Museum of Art

Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures

pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash over graphiteClaude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682)/c. 1640–45

Description

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.

Provenance

Estate of the artist; to Queen Christina of Sweden, Rome (traditional provenance);; Cardinal Decio Azzolini, Rome;; Don Livio Odescalchi, Duke of Bracciano, Rome; by descent, possibly through the Polish and Swiss domiciles of the family, until 1960;; with George Wildenstein, Paris, "The Wildenstein Album," folio 27; by descent to Daniel Wildenstein;; Norton Simon, Pasadena;; with Eugene Victor Thaw, New York.; sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1982

Dimensions

19.2 × 25.8 cm

Movement / Period

Drawings

Accession No

1982.13

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]
Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Claude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682)

Drawings • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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