Allegory: Portraits of the Artist at Different Ages
1818
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1818
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a man in a boat, holding a big umbrella. Around him float small faces—some kids, some adults—peeking out from under the umbrella. In the background, a village sits by a river, with a church steeple rising up. The umbrella isn’t just for shade—it’s a trick to fit lots of faces into one picture. The artist used this to show different ages at once. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists played with imagination and emotion.
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