1824
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France, Normandie: Tour du Gros-Horloge, Evreux is a 1824 by Richard Parkes Bonington, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a tall, ornate clock tower in the middle of a street. The tower is white with dark trim and has a pointed roof. People in old-fashioned clothing are gathered in the street below, some carrying baskets or bundles. The sky above is cloudy and gray. The scene is depicted in a romanticized style, with an emphasis on the tower's intricate details and the lively atmosphere of the street. The artist's use of light and shadow adds depth and texture to the scene. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to look into the Romanticism movement.
Richard Parkes Bonington (25 October 1802 – 23 September 1828) was an English Romantic landscape painter.
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