1850
oil
panel
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
L'ancien quartier de la Pêcherie à Lyon is a 1850 oil by Jean-Michel Grobon, a French Romanticism work, held at Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.
This painting shows a riverside street in a European town. On the left, a three-story building has a covered entrance and a horse and carriage. A group of people stand near the river, which has a stone bridge in the distance. The sky is pale, with light clouds. The street is paved with cobblestones and has a few people walking on it. The buildings on the right are made of stone and have chimneys. The overall atmosphere is calm and peaceful. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to look up the artist Jean-Michel Grobon.
Jean-Michel Grobon (19 December 1770, in Lyon – 2 September 1853, in Lyon) was a French painter and engraver; primarily of landscapes and genre scenes. He is considered to be a major representative of the Lyon School.
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