1850
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
Dominant colour
Călăreți is a 1850 by Theodor Aman, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.
This painting shows three people outside a white house with green shutters. Two are riding horses on a dirt path, dressed in old-fashioned clothes. One person walks beside them, holding a hat. The house has a porch with steps, and there’s a tree with green leaves near the building. Bright sunlight makes the scene feel warm, and flowers grow along the path. The brushstrokes are loose, giving the painting a soft, sketchy look. The artist didn’t focus on tiny details but instead captured the overall mood of the moment. Check out the technique: impasto to see how thick paint can change a painting’s feel.
Theodor Aman (20 March 1831 – 19 August 1891) was a Romanian painter, engraver and art professor. He mostly produced genre and history scenes.
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