1818
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Cathedral is a 1818 by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a church with tall spires rising from a hill. The building sits in the middle, surrounded by soft, fuzzy hills that fade into the distance. The whole scene looks hazy, like you’re seeing it through a light mist. The artist used a loose, sketchy style—no sharp lines, just quick strokes to suggest shapes. This was common in early 19th-century French art. Next, look up Romanticism to see how artists used emotion and nature in their work.
Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French pronunciation: ; 11 April 1767 – 18 April 1855) was a French artist during both the First Empire and the Restoration.
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