Seaport with the Villa Medici - Claude Lorrain
Date :
1638
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
102x133 cm
Topic :
Storage Location :
LV 28 / inv. 1890, n°1096
Signed work
Description
History :
1. Signed and dated "ROMAE 1637 CLA(...)"
2. This canvas had been commissioned by a cardinal of the Medici family, possibly Giancarlo, which explains why Lorrain included the Villa Medici, at Trinité-des-Monts, on the right-hand side of the canvas. 3. A preparatory drawing is in the British Museum (1957-12-14-34).
Technical Data
Notice #000998
Past ID :
A0317
Image editing :
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