ID: 700007833 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007833	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Classical Landscape with Figures and Sculpture (oil painting (visual work); Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (French, 1750 - 1819) (French A...; 1788; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2004.145)

Note: This painting is a paysage historique, a noble genre of landscape painting established in the 17th century and revived and evolved by Valenciennes in the late 18th century. The landscape in the picture is inspired by the countryside surrounding Rome, where Valenciennes trained as a young artist executing numerous studies en plein air. A rocky acropolis dominates the left side of the composition, balanced on the right by a gracefully lit tree and antique marble sculpture. The sculpture depicts a life-size woman in classical dress gesturing across the composition towards a "real-life" figure who mirrors her in stance and garb. A fantastic cluster of Roman architecture nestles in the woods at the center of the compositon, beyond which lies a thin body of water. Sailboats move in and out of diagonal shafts of rain. The sky is filled with billowing clouds through which the sunlight casts patches of dark and light, both creating visual drama and integrating the composition. The soft, warm light and the precise, exquisite brushwork add to the poetic quality of this gem-like painting.

Titles:

Classical Landscape with Figures and Sculpture (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)

Paysage dans le genre antique, avec une entrée de ville bâtie sur des rochers et la mer dans le fond (C,U,English,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

oil painting (visual work) [300033799] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, paintings (visual works), <paintings by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1788

Creator Display:

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (French, 1750 - 1819) (French Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Valenciennes, Pierre Henri de (French painter, 1750-1819) [500011650]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2004.145

Display Materials: Oil on panel

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	panel (wood by form) [300014657]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by form or function>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 28.8 x 41 cm (11 5/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Framed [outer dim]: 46.7 x 58.4 x 7.6 cm (18 3/8 x 23 x 3 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

landscapes (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	landscape (representation) [300015636]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

	acropolis [300000700]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), districts, <districts by location or context>, urban areas) (AAT)

	sailboats [300120023]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Transportation Vehicles (hierarchy name), vehicles (transportation), watercraft, <watercraft by specific type>, <watercraft by method of propulsion>, sailing vessels, <sailing vessels by size>) (AAT)

	figures (representations) [300189808]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

	sculpture (visual works) [300047090]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Classical Landscape with Figures and Sculpture	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Paysage dans le genre antique, avec une entrée de ville bâtie sur des rochers et la mer dans le fond	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)