Claude Lorrain Sunset Sketchbook (mk17) Painting ID:: 22185 new7/Claude Lorrain-773847.jpg
Sunset Sketchbook (mk17) fol 4v Pen and ink.Statens Konstmuseet,Stockholm 18.5 x 12.9 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain View from Monte Mario (mk17) Painting ID:: 22187 new7/Claude Lorrain-968695.jpg
View from Monte Mario (mk17) c 1640 Brush drawing British Museum,London 18.5 x 26.8 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Mount Soratte (mk17) Painting ID:: 22188 new7/Claude Lorrain-965866.jpg
Mount Soratte (mk17) 1640 Chalk drawing and ink Wash;sketch in sanguine British Museum,London 20 x 33.1 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Two Female Figures (mk17) Painting ID:: 22189 new7/Claude Lorrain-729673.jpg
Two Female Figures (mk17) 1640/50 Pen drawing and Wash,heightened with white National Gallery of Art,Washington 16.6 x 13.3 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Deer-Hunt (mk17) Painting ID:: 22190 new7/Claude Lorrain-775524.jpg
Deer-Hunt (mk17) C 1645 Brush drawing Museum of Fine Arts,Budapest 23.3 x 32.9 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Dance (mk17) Painting ID:: 22191 new7/Claude Lorrain-837823.jpg
Dance (mk17) 1645/50 Chalk drawing and ink wash Private collection 16.4 x 22.2 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Pastoral Landscape (mk17) Painting ID:: 22192 new7/Claude Lorrain-588445.jpg
Pastoral Landscape (mk17) c 1645 Chalk drawing and ink wash Courtauld Institute,London 20.1 x 28.7 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Pastoral Landscape (mk17) Painting ID:: 22193 new7/Claude Lorrain-752625.jpg
Pastoral Landscape (mk17) 1640/45 Chalk and brush drawing.Private collection,New York.21.5 x 31.2 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Landscape Pen drawing and wash (mk17) Painting ID:: 22194 new7/Claude Lorrain-277893.jpg
Landscape Pen drawing and wash (mk17) Pierpont Morgan Library,New York 13.3 x 16.6 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Landscape with Mythological Figures (mk17) Painting ID:: 22195 new7/Claude Lorrain-287467.jpg
Landscape with Mythological Figures (mk17) c 1650 Chalk drawing and ink wash Kupferstichkabinett,Staatliche Museen,Berlin 27.4 x 40.1 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba (mk17 Painting ID:: 22196 new7/Claude Lorrain-629595.jpg
Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba (mk17 c 1650 Pen drawing and wash,heightened with white.Kupferstichkabinett,Staatliche Museen,Berlin 27.x 42 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Landscape with Sheep (mk17) Painting ID:: 22197 new7/Claude Lorrain-443376.jpg
Landscape with Sheep (mk17) 1648 Brush and pen drawing The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Robert Lehman collection??New York 18.1 x 26.4 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Sermon on the Mount (mk17) Painting ID:: 22198 new7/Claude Lorrain-596657.jpg
Sermon on the Mount (mk17) c 1655 Brush drawing,heightened with white British Museum,London 29.6 x 42.2 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Landscape with Psyche (mk17) Painting ID:: 22199 new7/Claude Lorrain-472399.jpg
Landscape with Psyche (mk17) 1660 Pen drawing and wash.Musee Conde,Chantilly.25.1 x 38.8 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Crossing the Red Sea (mk17) Painting ID:: 22200 new7/Claude Lorrain-638929.jpg
Crossing the Red Sea (mk17) 1655/60 Pen drawing and wash,heightened with white Royal Collections,Windsor Castle.27.4 x 36.7 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Eagles (mk17) Painting ID:: 22201 new7/Claude Lorrain-693286.jpg
Eagles (mk17) 1654 Pen and ink.Gabinetto Nazionale delle Stampe,Rome 20.3 x 27.2 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain A Tree Trunks (mk17) Painting ID:: 22202 new7/Claude Lorrain-554323.jpg
A Tree Trunks (mk17) 1640/60 Chalk drawing and light ink wash.British Museum,London 29.9 x 17.9 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Figures behind Plants (mk17) Painting ID:: 22203 new7/Claude Lorrain-997472.jpg
Figures behind Plants (mk17) 1669 Brush drawing.British Museum,London 18.4 x 23.8 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Seated Woman and Plants (mk17) Painting ID:: 22204 new7/Claude Lorrain-989586.jpg
Seated Woman and Plants (mk17) 1665/70 Pen on chalk underdrawing.Statens Museum for Kunst,Copenhagen 16 x 22.2 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain David Slaying Goliath (mk17) Painting ID:: 22205 new7/Claude Lorrain-324796.jpg
David Slaying Goliath (mk17) 1661 Pen drawing and wash Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts,Paris 12.6 x 9.8 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain The Journey to Emmaus (mk17) Painting ID:: 22206 new7/Claude Lorrain-542256.jpg
The Journey to Emmaus (mk17) 1660 Chalk drawing and ink wash,heightened with white British Museum,London 18.7 x 29.2 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Concordia (mk17) Painting ID:: 22207 new7/Claude Lorrain-269223.jpg
Concordia (mk17) Pen drawing and wash.Kupferstichkabinett,Staatliche Museen,Berlin.13.4 x 17.5 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $89
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $109
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $139
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $169
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $249
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $459
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $99
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $119
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $159
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $199
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $269
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$469
Claude Lorrain Homage to Ceres (mk17) Painting ID:: 22208 new7/Claude Lorrain-564978.jpg
Homage to Ceres (mk17) 1663 Pen drawing and wash,heightened with white Private collection,New York 15 x 20.8 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Landscape with Tobias and the Angel (mk17) Painting ID:: 22209 new7/Claude Lorrain-563925.jpg
Landscape with Tobias and the Angel (mk17) 1663 Pen drawing and ink wash on chalk underdrawing.Staatliche Graphische Sammlung,Munich 24.7 x 34.1 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Trees,Figures,and sheep (mk17) Painting ID:: 22210 new7/Claude Lorrain-384487.jpg
Trees,Figures,and sheep (mk17) 1660/65 Pen drawing and wash.Teylers Museum,Haarlem 40 x 24.8 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $65
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $85
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $129
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $139
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $209
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $389
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $69
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $89
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $139
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $149
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $219
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$399
Claude Lorrain Acis and Galatea (mk17) Painting ID:: 22211 new7/Claude Lorrain-228733.jpg
Acis and Galatea (mk17) c 1657 Pen drawing and wash,heightened with white.Royal Collections,Collections,Windsor Castle 35.3 x 46.5 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $89
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $109
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $139
high quality:30x40 (76x102cm)
= $169
high quality:36x48 (91x122cm)
= $249
high quality:48x72 (122x182cm)
= $459
museum quality:16x20
(40x51cm) = $99
museum quality:20x24
(51x61cm) = $119
museum quality:24x36
(61x91cm) = $159
museum quality:30x40
(76x102cm) = $199
museum quality:36x48
(91x122cm) = $269
museum quality:48x72(122x182cm)=$469
Claude Lorrain Egeria Mourning (mk17) Painting ID:: 22212 new7/Claude Lorrain-796884.jpg
Egeria Mourning (mk17) 1669 Brush drawing,heightened with white.Kupferstichkabinett,Dresden 14 x 19.7 cm
Please Select Standard Painting Size
high quality:16x20 (40x51cm)
= $89
high quality:20x24 (51x61cm)
= $109
high quality:24x36 (61x91cm)
= $139
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= $169
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Claude Lorrain Rest on the Flight into Egypt (mk17) Painting ID:: 22213 new7/Claude Lorrain-694878.jpg
Rest on the Flight into Egypt (mk17) Pen drawing and wash.Kupferstichkabinett,Staatliche Museen,Berlin 17.4 x 23.5 cm
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Claude Lorrain Landscape with Abraham Expelling Hagar and Ishmael (mk17) Painting ID:: 22214 new7/Claude Lorrain-846463.jpg
Landscape with Abraham Expelling Hagar and Ishmael (mk17) 1667 Pen drawing and wash Fitzwilliam Museum,Cambridge 14.2 x 20.4 cm
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Claude Lorrain
French
1600-1682
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In Rome, not until the mid-17th century were landscapes deemed fit for serious painting. Northern Europeans, such as the Germans Elsheimer and Brill, had made such views pre-eminent in some of their paintings (as well as Da Vinci in his private drawings or Baldassarre Peruzzi in his decorative frescoes of vedute); but not until Annibale Carracci and his pupil Domenichino do we see landscape become the focus of a canvas by a major Italian artist. Even with the latter two, as with Lorrain, the stated themes of the paintings were mythic or religious. Landscape as a subject was distinctly unclassical and secular. The former quality was not consonant with Renaissance art, which boasted its rivalry with the work of the ancients. The second quality had less public patronage in Counter-Reformation Rome, which prized subjects worthy of "high painting," typically religious or mythic scenes. Pure landscape, like pure still-life or genre painting, reflected an aesthetic viewpoint regarded as lacking in moral seriousness. Rome, the theological and philosophical center of 17th century Italian art, was not quite ready for such a break with tradition.
In this matter of the importance of landscape, Lorrain was prescient. Living in a pre-Romantic era, he did not depict those uninhabited panoramas that were to be esteemed in later centuries, such as with Salvatore Rosa. He painted a pastoral world of fields and valleys not distant from castles and towns. If the ocean horizon is represented, it is from the setting of a busy port. Perhaps to feed the public need for paintings with noble themes, his pictures include demigods, heroes and saints, even though his abundant drawings and sketchbooks prove that he was more interested in scenography.
Lorrain was described as kind to his pupils and hard-working; keenly observant, but an unlettered man until his death. The painter Joachim von Sandrart is an authority for Claude's life (Academia Artis Pictoriae, 1683); Baldinucci, who obtained information from some of Claude's immediate survivors, relates various incidents to a different effect (Notizie dei professoni del disegno).
John Constable described Claude Lorrain as "the most perfect landscape painter the world ever saw", and declared that in Claude??s landscape "all is lovely ?C all amiable ?C all is amenity and repose; the calm sunshine of the heart"