Study for a Scene with Brigands

Prints and Drawings

c. 1633

Claude Lorrain
French, 1600-1682

Claude Lorrain, esteemed painter of the ideal landscape, also produced about 40 etchings. Many were made in his early years, perhaps as a way of creating a broader market for his paintings. Compared with other artists of his time, Lorrain used the etching plate in more experimental ways. Here, he produced several test plates in the process of developing his compositions. The lower image shows a preliminary sketch in reverse for the etching of Scene with Brigands, as well as several spirited rabbits.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Claude Lorrain
Title: Study for a Scene with Brigands
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1628–1638
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 19.9 × 13 cm (7 7/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 20.2 × 13.4 cm (8 × 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: John H. Wrenn Fund
Reference Number: 1950.1470
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Blum 41

Mannocci 10 I/I

Russell 16 I/I

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