1604
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Landscape with a River and Aqueduct is a 1604 by Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a landscape with a winding river and an aqueduct in the distance. The scene is set in a rural area, with rolling hills and trees surrounding the river. In the foreground, a large tree stands out, its branches stretching up towards the sky. The artist has used a range of colors to capture the light and shadow in the scene, from the bright blue of the sky to the deep greens of the trees. The artist's use of light and shadow creates a sense of depth and atmosphere in the painting. You can explore more works like this by looking into the Baroque movement.
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (1606 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian painter, draughtsman, printmaker and architect. He was an accomplished fresco painter of classical landscapes which were popular with leading Roman families.
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