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Église de St. Nectaire, by Eugène Isabey, 1831

Église de St. Nectaire

Eugène Isabey

1831

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Église de St. Nectaire is a 1831 by Eugène Isabey, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Eugène Isabey
When & what style?
1831 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This picture shows a quiet hillside scene. A church sits on a high cliff. Below it, a broken wooden bridge lies half-buried in a rocky stream. A lone rider on horseback moves along a path near the ruins. The artist focused on rough textures—the jagged rocks, the twisted wood, and the rough stone of the church. These details make the scene feel real and a bit wild. Want to see more of this style? Check out Romanticism.

About the artist

Portrait of Eugène Isabey
Artist

Eugène Isabey

Eugène Louis Gabriel Isabey (French pronunciation: ; 22 July 1803 – 25 April 1886) was a French painter, lithographer and watercolorist in the Romantic style.

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