CLAUDE LORRAIN 1800s Engraving "Europa & Jupiter Landscape" FRAMED SIGNED COA

Description: --> Four Centuries of the world's finest artists from our collection to yours --> Thank you for visiting... Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about this work and we will answer promptly.International bidders are always welcome to bid and we combine shipping on all orders. --> Artist: Claude Lorrain (born Claude Gellée, called le Lorrain in French and traditionally just Claude in English) (French, c. 1600 – 1682) Title: Europa Medium: Antique hand pulled copper plate engraving on laid paper after the original by master engraver Edward Radclyffe (British, 1810-1863). Year: 1859 Condition: ExcellentDimensions: Image size 7 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches. Framed dimensions: Image size 16 x 19 inches. Framing:This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials. Additional Notes: This is not a modern print. This impression is more than 160 years old. The strike is crisp and the lines are sharp. Extra Information: Coast scene with the Rape of Europa; in the foreground, at center, Europa sitting on Jupiter in the guise of a bull, with three attendants around her, and cows grazing at right; beyond seaview, boats and ships. Artist Biography: Claude Lorrain was a French painter, draughtsman and engraver of the Baroque era. He spent most of his life in Italy, and is one of the earliest important artists, apart from his contemporaries in Dutch Golden Age painting, to concentrate on landscape painting. His landscapes are usually turned into the more prestigious genre of history paintings by the addition of a few small figures, typically representing a scene from the bible or classical mythology. By the end of the 1630s he was established as the leading landscapist in Italy, and enjoyed high prices for his work. These gradually became larger, but with fewer figures, more carefully painted, and produced at a lower rate. He was not generally an innovator in landscape painting, except in introducing the sun into many paintings, which had been rare before. He is now thought of as a French painter, but was born in the independent Duchy of Lorraine, and almost all his painting was done in Italy; before the late 19th century he was regarded as a painter of the "Roman School". His patrons were also mostly Italian, but after his death he became very popular with English collectors, and the UK retains a high proportion of his works. Seaport at sunset (1639), Louvre He was a prolific creator of drawings in pen and very often monochrome watercolour "wash", usually brown but sometimes grey. Chalk is sometimes used for under-drawing, and white highlighting in various media may be employed, much less often other colours such as pink. These fall into three fairly distinct groups. Firstly there are large numbers of sketches, mostly of landscapes, and apparently very often done at the scene; these have been greatly admired, and influenced other artists. Then there are studies for paintings, of various degrees of finish, many clearly done before or during the process of painting, but others perhaps after that was complete. This was certainly the case for the last group, the 195 drawings recording finished paintings collected in his Liber Veritatis (now British Museum). He produced over 40 etchings, often simplified versions of paintings, mainly before 1642. These served various purposes for him. He also painted frescoes in his early career, which played an important part in making his reputation, but are now nearly all lost. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is Fully Guaranteed to be Certified as Described Framing Any framing included in a listing is double matted and framed in a solid wood moulding. We can also frame any pieces not listed as such. Please contact us for pricing. We are usually half the price of a regular framer. Shipping Packages are shipped the next business day after confirmed payment is received. If you are making multiple purchases, please request an invoice so that we may combine shipping charges for you. Guarantee We guarantee all our listings to be 100% as described Returns Returns are accepted up to fourteen days after receiving your purchase. Buyer accepts responsibility for any additional shipping charges. | Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS |

Price: 269 USD

Location: Cape Coral, Florida

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