Le Devin du Village (Colette Weeping)

1779

Pietro Antonio Martini after Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Pietro Antonio Martini

Artist, Italian, French school, 1738/1739 - 1797

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist After, French, 1741 - 1814

This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with architecture and trees. The image depicts a detailed outdoor setting featuring a large tree with expansive branches framing the background on the left edge. Behind the tree, the silhouette of a church or large building with a pointed roof can be seen. To the right, a stone or brick house is partially visible, with foliage creeping up the walls. The intricate detailing of the architecture and nature, alongside the evident depth created by the overhanging branches and distant buildings, adds a sense of serene elegance to the landscape scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.500

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 1472, State ii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1882

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Jean Michel Moreau le jeune. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 6. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1882.

Wikidata ID

Q65081899

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