Légende

Landscape with ruins and women placing a body in a sarcophagus, Liber Veritatis. Or a Collection of Two Hundred Prints, after the original designs of Claude le Lorrain, Prints after drawings by Claude Lorrain, print, Series number, 48, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1774-09-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 270 mm x width 190 mm, From 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based on the drawing book Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain, in the possession of the Dukes of Cavendish. These prints were published in two volumes from 1777 onwards., burial, landscape with ruins, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing ruins and classical architecture with tall stone columns and a partially intact entablature at the right, trees with detailed foliage rising behind the columns, and a multi-level building with arched openings visible in the middle distance; several small human figures move through the scene, including two women standing near the columns and a group of seated and reclining figures gathered around a circular stone basin in the lower right; scattered stone blocks and fragments lie across the foreground near a small stream or water channel with a fallen column and boats nearby; distant hills and low buildings extend across the left and center background beneath a sky filled with soft, billowing clouds.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B34_428

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42.6Mo (6.6Mo) / 27.6cm x 38.8cm / 3256 x 4578 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Landscape ruins women placing body sarcophagus Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 48 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-09-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 270 mm x width 190 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints two volumes 1777 onwards burial landscape sepia-toned landscape showing ruins classical architecture tall stone columns partially intact entablature right trees detailed foliage rising columns multi-level building arched openings visible middle distance several small human figures move scene two women standing near group seated reclining figures gathered circular stone basin lower right scattered stone blocks fragments lie across foreground near small stream water channel fallen column boats nearby distant hills low buildings extend left center background beneath sky filled soft billowing clouds