Claude Lorrain. Paintings and Drawings

Schade, Werner (ed.). Claude Lorrain. Paintings and Drawings. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag, 1998. First edition. Folio. 163pp. Original gray cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine, in original illustrated dustjacket, black lettering on spine. “”In Claude’s work, Nature stands eternally revealed.” Thus Goethe expressed his admiration for the most celebrated landscape painter in the history of art. Claude Lorrain (1600–82), born in Lorraine, went to Rome as a thirteen-year-old and, except for minor journeys, was to remain there until his death. The history-laden Roman Campagna, and Latinum’s soft, warm light, became his sources of inspiration in a genre of painting which, through him, first achieved autonomy, and of which he was the unrivalled master.” (Publisher). Beautifully illustrated with eighty-three full-age color reproductions of Lorrain’s magical landscapes and some b/w in-text reproductions of his work. Contains bibliography and index at rear. Fine condition. Hardcover. (48123) $95