WRITTEN IN FRENCH
Lifting the golden veil of landscapes of unparalleled poetry that he painted mainly in Rome, this catalog sheds light on the drawings and etchings of Claude Gellée, known as Le Lorrain, to study the flashes, hesitations and doubts of this master among the most important of the 17th...
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WRITTEN IN FRENCH
Lifting the golden veil of landscapes of unparalleled poetry that he painted mainly in Rome, this catalog sheds light on the drawings and etchings of Claude Gellée, known as Le Lorrain, to study the flashes, hesitations and doubts of this master among the most important of the 17th century. A tireless draftsman, Claude uses large ink washes, meticulous pen lines or rapid notations in black chalk to study nature, transcribe the light of the sun at different times of the day or compose daily, religious or religious scenes. mythological. Transposed into engravings, his subjects gain new tones without losing any of the experimental freedom that makes Claude unique.
Coming from public and private collections, these unpublished or long-admired sheets are commented here by international art historians who draw on environmental studies, connoisseurship, archives or the history of the gaze to propose a renewed approach to the graphic practices of Claude. This catalog also publishes in its entirety the collection of the Condé Museum, Château de Chantilly, the most important collection of drawings by the artist in France after that of the Louvre Museum.
Exhibition from 2 March to 19 May 2024 at the Cabinet d'arts graphiques du musée Condé.
French
240 pages / 150 illustrations
Éditions Faton
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