Artwork
Bivouac de Cosaques
Bivouac de Cosaques is a print by the Romanticist artist Carle Vernet. It dates from 1818 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 2015.132
- Credit line
- Bequest of John Bonebrake
About this work
Overview
Bivouac de Cosaques is a print created by Carle Vernet in 1818, currently held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a group of soldiers encamped by a rocky riverbank, with some tending to a fire and others to nearby horses, set against a backdrop of a ruined wall and a distant hill.
Technique & Style
Vernet employed shading to convey depth, using dark areas to create a sense of dimensionality, resulting in a calm yet busy scene that captures a moment of military life.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, better known as Carle Vernet, was a French painter, the youngest child of painter Claude-Joseph Vernet and the father of painter Horace Vernet.
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