The Dance on the River Bank (La danse au bord de l'eau)

c. 1634

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image displays an etched landscape featuring a panoramic scene with human figures and nature. In the foreground, a group of people are gathered with animals nearby. A river flows horizontally near the horizon, where an old stone building with a tower and waterwheel is situated among trees. Hills in the distance add depth to the scene. The etching technique uses fine lines to depict texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic in sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.457

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mannocci 1988, no. 13, State vi/vii (B)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1923

  • Blum, Andre. Les eaux-fortes de Claude Gellee dit le Lorrain. Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1923.

1982

  • Russell 1982, 24C.

1988

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

Wikidata ID

Q65508140

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