1650
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Draughtsman is a 1650 by Claude Lorrain, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white scene shows a busy harbor with ships anchored near a walled city. In the foreground, people on horseback and foot move along a path, while others load cargo onto a boat. A large tree stands between the land and water, and the city walls rise in the background with towers and a castle-like structure. The artist used shading to create depth, making distant ships and buildings look softer than the sharp details up front. This was a common trick in the 1600s to trick your eye into seeing space. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how artists used light and shadow like this.
Claude Lorrain (French: ; born Claude Gellée , called le Lorrain in French; traditionally just Claude in English; c.
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