1829
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Vue generale de Riom, Auvergne is a 1829 by Adrien Dauzats, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a small town nestled between hills, with a winding road cutting through the center. People walk alongside horse-drawn wagons, while a church tower and factory chimneys rise in the background. Trees line the road, and the sky is filled with dramatic, swirling clouds. Notice how the artist uses light and shadow to create depth, especially in the buildings and clouds. This was a common way to make scenes feel more real. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark to add drama.
Adrien Dauzats (16 July 1804 – 18 February 1868) was a French landscape, genre painter and painter of Oriental subject matter.
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