Artwork Details
24 x 36-1/4 in. 31 x 43 in. (framed)
Accession NumberJames E. Roberts Fund
CopyrightEuropean Painting and Sculpture Before 1800
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While the majority of Barret's landscapes depict specific sites in Britain, this canvas presents one of his rare classical subjects. The small figures clad in togas, the warm light, and the distant view framed by foreground trees and ruins derive from the classical landscapes of Claude Lorrain. Since Barret never traveled to Italy, this scene must have been inspired by other paintings, most likely by the works of the "English Claude," Richard Wilson.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
The Beautiful, The Sublime, and The Picturesque
Washington University Art Gallery
February 19, 1984 - April 1, 1984
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