A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: View of Pont St. Michel, taken from Pont Neuf
1802
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1802
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: View of Pont St. Michel, taken from Pont Neuf is a 1802 by Girtin, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a wide river with a stone bridge in the middle. On either side, there are tall buildings packed close together—some look old, others more modern. A few people and boats are scattered along the riverbank, and the whole scene has a soft, faded look, like it’s drawn in pencil or light watercolor. The bridge in the middle has three arches, and the buildings behind it have different rooftops—some flat, some sloped. The artist left out bright colors, focusing instead on shapes and shadows to show depth. Next, look up Romanticism to see how artists like this one used emotion and nature in their work.
