1842
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Monumental Sculpture in a Moonlit Park is a 1842 by Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a moonlit park at night. A large statue of a horse and rider stands on a pedestal, glowing faintly under the light of the moon. In the background, two figures kneel near a tree, while another person stands on a bridge, holding something that looks like a lantern. The scene is drawn with quick, loose lines and soft shading. The artist used light and shadow to create a mysterious, almost dreamlike mood. The moon’s glow highlights the statue, making it the focal point. Want to see more works like this? Check out Romanticism.
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison was an itinerant Italian painter of frescoes, landscapes, vedute, capriccios and some religious works.
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