Cymon, Iphigeneia and two female attendants in a landscape.

1803

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Cymon, Iphigeneia and two female attendants in a landscape. is a 1803 by Giovanni Battista Cipriani, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Giovanni Battista Cipriani
When & what style?: 1803 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This sketch shows four people in a rocky, uneven landscape. On the left, a man stands holding a long stick, looking down. To the right, three women lie or sit on the ground, two of them leaning on each other. The lines are light and quick, with some shading to suggest folds in their clothing. The scene looks like a moment from a story, with the figures arranged loosely. The artist used simple strokes to sketch the rough terrain and the people’s forms. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like this.