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Landscape with Farm Animals, by Benjamin Barker, 1814

Landscape with Farm Animals

Benjamin Barker

1814

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Landscape with Farm Animals is a 1814 by Benjamin Barker, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Benjamin Barker
When & what style?
1814 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting is a landscape with farm animals. It's a peaceful scene with trees, hills, and animals like cows and sheep. The colors are muted, with lots of greens and browns. If you look closely, you can see that the artist used a lot of detail to show the texture of the trees and the fur of the animals. It's like you could reach out and touch them. This painting is part of the Romanticism movement, which emphasized emotion and nature. If you want to learn more about this style, check out the Romanticism movement.

About the artist

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Artist

Benjamin Barker

Benjamin Barker (1776–1838), was an English landscape painter. Barker was the son of Benjamin and brother of Thomas Barker, called ‘Barker of Bath,’ resided at Bath, Somerset and between 1800 and 1821 exhibited…

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