1864
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Cock and Hens is a 1864 by Charles Jacque, a Impressionism work, depicting Chicken, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a rooster and hens in a farm yard. The painting shows a quiet moment. It's interesting because the artist, Charles-Émile Jacque, was known for painting rural scenes like this. You can learn more about farm scenes like this by looking at the work of another artist or exploring the subject of rural france, but to start, check out the technique of chiaroscuro.
Charles-Émile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of Pastoralism and engraver who was, with Jean-François Millet, part of the Barbizon School. He first learned to engrave maps when he spent seven years in the French Army.
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