Louis-Albert-Guillain Baron Bacler d'Albe
1817
gouache
paperboard
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
River Landscape with Castles and Travelers is a 1817 gouache by Louis-Albert-Guillain Baron Bacler d'Albe, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a winding river cutting through rocky cliffs. A few people walk along a dirt path near the water, while a castle sits on a hill in the distance. Trees with yellow-green leaves line the riverbank, and the sky is soft and pale. The artist used light colors to make the scene feel calm and dreamy. The castle looks old, and the travelers seem small compared to the big landscape. Next, look up gouache to see how this soft, water-based paint works.
Louis-Albert-Guillain Baron Bacler d'Albe (1761–1824) was an artist.
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