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Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures

c. 1640–1645
(French, 1604–1682)
France, 17th century
pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash over graphite
Support: Cream(1) laid paper
Sheet: 19.2 x 25.8 cm (7 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.); Image: 19 x 25.4 cm (7 1/2 x 10 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1982.13
Location: not on view
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Claude Lorrain changed the direction of European landscape painting by opening up vistas that fade into either morning or evening sun. A prolific draftsman, he emphasized the tranquil and idyllic nature of the Roman countryside.
Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures

Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures

c. 1640–1645

Claude Lorrain

(French, 1604–1682)
France, 17th century

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