Dance Under the Trees

c. 1637

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image depicts a landscape scene viewed from a slightly elevated point. The horizon is low, showing a textured landscape stretching into the distance. Intricate brushstrokes create texture and depth in the trees and ground. The monochromatic palette contrasts dark tones of trees and figures with lighter sky and background. A group of figures is near us, engaging in an activity under trees. Cows graze further off, adding to the scene. In the distance, the land slopes towards a misty horizon, hinting at hills or water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.6 x 19.7 cm (5 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 14.2 x 20.2 cm (5 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mannocci 1988, no. 19, State iv/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kennedy Galleries, New York); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October, 1970; gift to NGA, 2003.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Mannocci, Lino. The Etchings of Claude Lorrain (catalogue raisonné). New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988.

Inscriptions

in left margin of plate: 6

Wikidata ID

Q76337523

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