Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains
Neoclassicism
1789
Early Modern
25.0 x 48.0 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art
When Bidauld painted this sketch, Lake Fucino was the largest body of water in the Abruzzi region of central Italy. (It was later drained.) Bidauld’s fastidious approach to working out of doors rivals the Salon pictures he executed in his studio. A colleague of the artist recounted: "Each day he painted or drew on the spot, always in a different place, learning to make studies by making finished paintings, and to make finished paintings by making studies."
Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld (? – ?)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States of America)
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Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains
- Artista: Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld
- Anno: 1789
- Dimensioni originali: 25.0 x 48.0 cm
- Formato: Panoramic
- Stato del copyright: Soggetti a copyright
- Dove vederlo: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Movimento: Neoclassicism
- Colore principale: Gray
- Scopo: Relaxation
Dettagli rapidi
- Notable elements or techniques: En plein air, fastidious sketching
- Subject or theme: Lake Fucino, mountains, and nature
- Dimensions: 25 x 48 cm
- Artist: Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld
- Year: 1789