Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France, Auvergne: Abside de l'église de Saint Nectaire
1831
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1831
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France, Auvergne: Abside de l'église de Saint Nectaire is a 1831 by Eugène Isabey, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a quiet mountain village with a big church at its center. The church has a tall steeple and sits on a hill, surrounded by smaller houses with sloped roofs. A rocky path winds through the scene, and in the background, jagged cliffs rise up. The artist focused on how light hits the buildings, making some areas look brighter than others. This trick makes the scene feel real and three-dimensional. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
