Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: St. Etienne du Mont, Paris

1839

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: St. Etienne du Mont, Paris is a 1839 by Thomas Shotter Boys, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Thomas Shotter Boys
When & what style?: 1839 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a tall, ornate church tower with a clock near the top. Birds fly around it, and people walk or stand below. To the left, a small market has stalls with awnings, and a woman in a red shawl sits on the ground with a basket. The buildings nearby are plain, with some signs in French. The artist focused on how light hits the church’s carvings, making them look three-dimensional. The sky is soft and pale, while the tower’s details stand out sharply. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.

About the artist

Artist

Thomas Shotter Boys

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803–1874) was an English watercolour painter and lithographer, mostly producing cityscapes and images of buildings, although he produced some rural landscapes and marine subjects.

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