1633
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Landscape with Brigands is a 1633 by Claude Lorrain, a Baroque work, depicting Hunting, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A dirt road cuts through rolling hills under a soft sky. Trees frame the view. Two travelers walk ahead. Shadows stretch long from the sun low in the west. Brigands hide in the trees. They watch the travelers closely. Lorrain often showed danger in peaceful scenes. The light feels calm but the threat is real. Look for his trick with light and shade. It’s called chiaroscuro.
Claude Lorrain (French: ; born Claude Gellée , called le Lorrain in French; traditionally just Claude in English; c.
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