Thursday, October 27, 2016

A Group of Claude Lorrain's Etchings

Claude Lorrain
Two Landscapes
17th century
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
The Wooden Bridge
ca. 1651
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

"Artistically trained in Nancy in the independent Duchy of Lorraine, Claude moved in 1625 to Rome, where he would remain for the rest of his life. His meticulously painted landscapes reveal the influence of the Dutch artists working in Rome at the time. . . . Claude made only forty-four etching in his career, and all but five were created before 1641. The Wooden Bridge (above) was one of these exceptions, etched at the height of his reputation, when the artist's abilities had fully matured." 

 curator's notes, Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
Shepherd & Shepherdess
17th century
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
Herdsman & Shepherdess
ca. 1630
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
Driving the herd
1651
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
The Ford
17th century
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
Watering Herd
17th century
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
Mercury & Argus
1662
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
Dance at the Water's Edge
17th century
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
The Cow Herd
17th century
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
The Draughtsman
17th century
etching
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
Porta San Paolo, Rome
ca. 1665
drawing
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
Carlo, Ubaldo, and the Magician
17th century
wash drawing
Princeton University Art Museum

Claude Lorrain
St Philip Baptizing the Eunuch
1678
oil on canvas
Princeton University Art Museum

I am grateful for the excellent images from Princeton University Art Museum.