Overview Curatorial Departments Near Eastern Antiquities Egyptian Antiquities Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Islamic Art Sculptures Decorative Arts Paintings Introduction Selected Works Latest Acquisitions Traveling Works Works in Focus Bibliography Timeline Maps Research Centers Prints and Drawings Kaleidoscope Databases My Personal Space Demo Sign In to My Space Forgot Your Password? Donate Online Professionals Overview Journalists Companies Tourism Professionals Professionals & Associations Teachers Young People (Under 30) Overview Under-18s 18 to 30s Support the Louvre	Home - Collection - Curatorial Departments - Paintings - Selected Works - French Painting Paintings : French Painting Achille Etna Michallon Landscape inspired by the View of Frascati 1822 © Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier - M. Bard Details Technical information Achille Etna Michallon Landscape inspired by the View of Frascati 1822 Oil on canvas H. 1.27 m; W. 1.71 m Purchased at the Salon of 1822 INV. 6633 Paintings Author(s) Vincent Pomarède, Séverine Laborie 1 2 3 4 5 ... Back to list   Landscape inspired by the View of Frascati   Description Nothing left to chance "Inspired by...": these words clearly indicate that the work was undertaken in the studio, after a first "impression" which perhaps prompted a study or drawings. Here nothing is left to chance: the arrangement of the two terraces connected by a screen of plants, the hills receding into the horizon, the tree cut out against the sky, the dance of the peasants... Revive the classical landscape Corot did well to copy this image, whose creator was his painting master in 1822, the year this landscape was undertaken. The artist here shows a desire to revive the classical landscape by making use of realism and his own experiences in outdoor painting. The canvas was exhibited at the Salon of 1822, the year of Michallon's death. At only twenty-six years of age, he had painted his last great composition. It was purchased by the State at the end of the Salon.     Documentation - Michallon, Exposition-dossier du département des Peintures et du département des Arts Graphiques, V. Pomarède, B. Lesage, Ch. Stefani, ed. Paris, RMN, 1994. 1 2 3 4 5 ... Back to list

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