1822
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Tower of the Church of Haute Allemagne near Caen is a 1822 by John Sell Cotman, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a tall church tower with a steep, pointed roof. The walls are made of rough stone blocks, and the top has a small cross. Below the roof, there’s a set of three tall, arched windows with detailed carvings above them. The ground slopes down in front, with a low stone wall and some grassy patches. The artist focused on the tower’s old, weathered look—every crack and shadow makes it feel real. This kind of careful drawing was common in the early 1800s. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used details like these to show emotion in their work.
John Sell Cotman (16 May 1782 – 24 July 1842) was an English marine and landscape painter, etcher, illustrator, and a leading member of the Norwich School of painters.
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