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Torione Anticho Fori di Roma

Claude Lorrain

1632

chalk

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

Torione Anticho Fori di Roma is a 1632 chalk by Claude Lorrain, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Claude Lorrain
When & what style?: 1632 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a rocky hillside with a few small buildings clinging to it. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a hurried note. The color is just a soft red-brown, blending into the paper. The artist focused on light and shadow to shape the scene, not fine details. This was common in studies like this—quick, rough, but full of ideas. Next, check out Baroque to see how artists used drama and movement in their work.