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Landscape with Trees and an Aquaduct

Date

ca. 1794-1795

Creator

Pierre Henri de Valenciennes

Location

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

Valenciennes’ landscapes are neoclassical in nature, hearkening back to the analytical and geometric approach of Nicolas Poussin. This is an example of the heroic, or historic, landscape, which features grand architecture (in this case, Roman) and figures dressed in antique costumes. The space recedes in gradual planes from foreground to background, and natural motifs such as tree trunks and boulders are treated with geometric precision. from Snay, The Epic and the Intimate: French Drawings from the John D. Reilly Collection (Notre Dame, 2011)

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Valenciennes’ landscapes are neoclassical in nature, hearkening back to the analytical and geometric approach of Nicolas Poussin. This is an example of the heroic, or historic, landscape, which features grand architecture (in this case, Roman) and figures dressed in antique costumes. The space recedes in gradual planes from foreground to background, and natural motifs such as tree trunks and boulders are treated with geometric precision. from Snay, The Epic and the Intimate: French Drawings from the John D. Reilly Collection (Notre Dame, 2011)
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Pierre Henri de Valenciennes (French, 1750 - 1819)
ca. 1794-1795
Drawings
Black chalk and stumping with white chalk on blue-gray paper
1996.070.016
aqueducts
landscapes
trees
Not on view, please request access
15 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (39.37 x 25.72 cm)
Gift of John D. Reilly, ND '63, '64

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