Coast Scene with an Artist Drawing — Lorrain Area Rug
Coast Scene with an Artist Drawing — Lorrain Area Rug
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Claude Lorrain made this etching between about 1638 and 1641, a coastal harbor view built around a small figure of an artist seated on the shore, sketchbook in hand, while rowboats, ships, and a distant castle unfold around him. The castle recalls the real Castle of Palo on the coast near Rome, a site Claude also studied in drawings from the same years, and he used framing trees to lead the eye from the ships at left, to the artist at center, to the fortified harbor at right. Renowned as both painter and printmaker, Claude used etchings like this one to spread his idealized vision of the Italian coastline across Europe, and the image was later reproduced in the influential Liber Veritatis print series published in the 1770s. The work is held today in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Printed edge to edge on a soft, durable woven area rug with a comfortable, non-slip feel.
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It is a very good rug that costs a bit more than it should. The energy in Coast Scene with is what drew me to Lorrain in the first place. Really no complaints worth writing down.
Thank you for coming back for another one. Repeat customers are the best compliment we get.
I have bought three of these now for different rooms. The detail is sharp enough that I keep finding new things in it. It looks like something you would find in a very good museum shop. I will absolutely be ordering from here again.
This is the rare purchase that looks better in person than online. Every line in Coast Scene with is crisp, even in the busiest areas. There is no pixelation at all, even with my nose close to it. 😍
It is a very good rug that costs a bit more than it should. The tones across Coast Scene with are even and deep. The pollen coats everything here in April and this wiped clean without a mark. Good value even at full price.
It landed on my porch in perfect condition two days early. It has made me appreciate Coast Scene with more than I already did. It is the best thing in the entryway now.