The Country Dance (Small Plate) (La danse sous les arbres)

c. 1637

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image depicts a pastoral scene with a group of figures in a clearing surrounded by tall trees. Some figures are dancing while others are seated. Animals graze in the background, and mountains are faintly visible in the distant horizon. The artwork is created using fine, detailed brushstrokes to show textures and contrasts of light and shadow. The color scheme is monochrome, emphasizing dark and light shades for depth and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1977.77.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mannocci 1988, no. 19, State iv/vii (A)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1923

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

1982

  • Russell 1982, 28C.

1988

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

Wikidata ID

Q65566993

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