The Gardener
1725
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Nicolas Lancret
Nicolas Lancret (French pronunciation: ; 22 January 1690 – 14 September 1743) was a French painter.
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unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Gardener is a 1725 unspecified by Nicolas Lancret, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a person gardening. This work is part of a series that was meant to decorate a room. It was painted for a specific space, above chair rails and between doors. The artist used this style to create a sense of calm, you can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743)
This whimsical series is one typically found in fashionable, elite Parisian residences of the eighteenth century. Panel paintings of this variety were created to decorated the space above chair rails and in between doors and windows, and Lancret's series was painted for a room in the Pavillon d'Hauteville in Paris. In keeping with the eighteenth-century French tradition of depicting the four seasons or the times of the day, Lancret's five decorative panels have a unifying theme. Pastoral activities and games, favored themes of Lancret, are the overarching motifs, and depict afternoon…
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Nicolas Lancret (French pronunciation: ; 22 January 1690 – 14 September 1743) was a French painter.
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