Claude Lorrain

British

/ klod lɔrɛ̃ /

noun

real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light

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It’s a mythological painting inspired by Ovid and based on a composition by the 17th-century painter Claude Lorrain.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

Hills, trees and a shimmering lake are laid out in a subtly dynamic diagonal grid, which reflects the painter’s admiration for the popular French landscape artist Claude Lorrain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2021

Grand Tourists had brought home numerous works by the great practitioners of continental Europe Nicolas Poussin, his brother-in-law Gaspard Dughet, Salvator Rosa and Claude Lorrain.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012

As Napoleon was ascending to power, French landscape painters looked back to Claude Lorrain and his masterly use of light.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2010

So far as we know, this was the first introduction of Claude Lorrain to art other than culinary.

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