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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Charles Émile Jacque, a follower of Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867), was one of the principal members of the Barbizon School. In 1849 he moved to the village of Barbizon near the Forest of Fontainbleau, convincing his friend Jean-François Millet to follow him with his family. Like his fellow Barbizon painters, Jacque advocated painting directly from nature and whilst the style of his landscapes and forest scenes, which remained stylistically consistent thoughout his long career, owe a significant debt to Rousseau, his treatment of figures is entirely derived from Millet. Jacque's landscapes are notably differentiated from those of his fellow Barbizon painters by his particular emphasis on the inclusion of animals in his pictures, particularly sheep, and to this end he experimented with animal husbandry and made studies of sheep from life. His paintings are imbued with a spirit of feeling for nature. They were very popular among collectors desiring respite from the expanding urban centres of the nineteenth century. Woodland Scene with a Shepherd and his Flock in the Southampton collection is entirely typical of Jacque's brand of landscapes with animals. Set in a clearing surrounded by tall dark trees, which fill the height of the canvas, a flock of sheep gathering to drink at a pool dominate the central area of the painting. They are guided by a dog and accompanied by a shepherd whose bearing strongly recalls the figures of Millet, endowing the manual worker with a monumental presence. | Subjects: | landscape; animal sheep; figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Jacque, Charles Émile (French painter, illustrator, and printmaker, 1813-1894) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8403... | Go to resource |
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