1849
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Herd of Pigs Leaving a Forest is a 1849 by Charles Jacque, a Romanticism work, depicting Hunting, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a group of pigs leaving a forest, with trees and foliage surrounding them. The artist, Charles-Émile Jacque, was known for painting rural scenes like this one. He often focused on everyday life and animals, which was a common theme in his work. Check out the technique of chiaroscuro to learn more about how artists use light and dark to create depth in paintings like this one.
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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