Sujet
In the Forest, 1841. Creator: Célestin François Nanteuil (French, 1813-1873).
Légende
In the Forest, 1841. With its beautifully rendered trees, grassy slopes, and water bathed in late afternoon sunlight, this painting clearly suggests Nanteuil's love of nature. In 1837 he wrote to a friend: "I often spend several hours . . . looking at beautiful plants with large leaves, cut out like sumptuous lace, tall grasses in ponds, their colour silky and the beautiful reflections they make in the water, the little flowers with thousands of colours the ground is embroidered with, all provide me with a source of enjoyment." Although the forest Nanteuil described seems very real, his painting includes a satyr. Seated on a stone near a stream, the half human, half goat mythological figure seems lost in the music he plays upon his pipes. Nanteuil is most famous for his lithographs and etchings; paintings by the artist are rather rare.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F87_449
Model release
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Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
124,1Mo (4,4Mo) / 64,5cm x 48,2cm / 7621 x 5693 (300dpi)