Coast Scene with an Artist Drawing — Lorrain Pillow
Coast Scene with an Artist Drawing — Lorrain Pillow
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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.
Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.
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This looks like something that cost twice what it did. Our stucco house is hard to decorate and this fit right in. It is staying right where it is.
It arrived safely, which counts for something after that wait. It fills the space and that is the whole story.
My mother liked hers so much that I ordered one too. The shading in Coast Scene with has a depth I never noticed in books. Five stars without hesitation.
This shop does everything right, from checkout to delivery. It arrived a full day ahead of the estimate. One very happy customer here.
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