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Mountains of Calatayud
Mountains of Calatayud is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Ignacio Zuloaga. It dates from 1921 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Technique & Style
Mountains of Calatayud is executed in oil paint on canvas, a traditional medium that Zuloaga employed for his landscape work.
Mountains of Calatayud is executed in oil paint on canvas, a traditional medium that Zuloaga employed for his landscape work. The canvas support measures 91.4 cm in height by 124.5 cm in width, giving the composition a horizontal orientation suited to its panoramic subject. Classified as a landscape painting, the work translates the rugged topography of the Calatayud region into painted form, with the medium of oil allowing for the layered handling characteristic of Zuloaga's mature style. The depicted mountain landscape is rendered through the tonal and textural capabilities inherent to oil on canvas.
History & Provenance
Mountains of Calatayud was painted in 1921 by Ignacio Zuloaga using oil on canvas. The work’s inception is recorded as 1921-01-01, and it has been part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection since at least the time of its cataloguing, where it remains on display. No earlier owners or commission details are documented in the available sources, so the known provenance begins with the artist’s creation and continues with the museum’s ownership.
Mountains of Calatayud is an oil on canvas painting by Ignacio Zuloaga, completed in 1921. The work is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, listed under the museum’s inventory as part of the museum's holdings. Its accession details are recorded within the museum’s catalog, identifying it as a landscape painting in the museum's permanent collection.
The piece measures 91.4 cm in height and 124.5 cm in width. No exhibition history is documented in the provided sources; the painting’s provenance is limited to its acquisition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Overview
Ignacio Zuloaga's Mountains of Calatayud, painted in 1921, is an oil on canvas landscape. This work captures the distinctive topography of the Calatayud area in Spain, reflecting the artist's engagement with the country's diverse natural environments. The painting is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, representing Zuloaga's contribution to early 20th-century Spanish art.
Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays the rugged and expansive landscape of the Calatayud region in Spain. Zuloaga depicts a scene dominated by rolling hills and distant mountains, suggesting the vastness of the Spanish interior. These geographical features are rendered with an emphasis on their natural contours, covered in a sparse arrangement of trees and fields under a cloudy sky, conveying a sense of the region's characteristic atmosphere.
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Artist
Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta (July 26, 1870 – October 31, 1945) was a Spanish painter, born in Eibar, Guipuzcoa, near the monastery of Loyola.
