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Description: | Although larger than most of Allegrain's known works, this painting is typical of his stylised neo-classical technique. The carefully constructed composition reaches back in layers into the distance, connected by the winding perspective of the river through the centre and the paths along its banks. The background hillside is scattered with classical monuments, ruins and rustic buildings, while the foreground is animated with the everday activities of several figures. In contrast to the didacticism of earlier landscapists such as Nicolas Poussin, Allegrain has placed the emphasis on the decorative aspects of the scene and not the moralistic. | Subjects: | landscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Allegrain, Etienne (French painter and printmaker, 1644-1736) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Dughet, Jean (French artist, 1614-1679) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9019... | Go to resource |
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