The Sheepfold
- Barbizon School
- 1857
- 46.0 x 92.0 cm
The barn depicted here is thought to have been owned by a friend of Jacque’s in or near the village of Barbizon. Jacque had moved there from Paris in 1849, settling next door to Jean-François Millet, whose subject matter and painting style he adopted. Yet Jacque’s approach was more literal and descriptive than Millet’s. He came fully into his own with rustic scenes such as this one, in which the abundance of prosaic details is harmonized through the warm glow of sunlight. The chickens are more than incidental: in addition to painting, Jacque also tried his hand as a poultry farmer.
Spørgsmål og svar
Hvilken national oprindelse ligger bag Barbizon School i "The Sheepfold"?
"The Sheepfold" forbinder Barbizon School-bevægelsen med Frankrig gennem skaberens fødested.
Hvor kommer de besøgende til "The Sheepfold" af Charles-Émile Jacque fra?
Der findes en Besøgsstatistik-side for "The Sheepfold", som viser de månedlige besøgstal for kunstværket og kunstnerens øvrige værker, opdelt efter land og sprog.
Hvor meget lys ser farverne i "The Sheepfold" ud til at reflektere?
Farverne i "The Sheepfold" har en Dark luminans.
Charles-Émile Jacque (1813 – 1894)
Charles-Émile Jacque (1813-1894): Barbizon-skolens maler af idylliske landscaber, får og husdyr. Mesterlige graveringer og en nøglefigur i realismen.
Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: The Sheepfold
- Kunstner: Charles-Émile Jacque
- År: 1857
- Oprindelige mål: 46.0 x 92.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Ophavsretlig status: Public domain
- Bevægelse: Barbizon School
- Varenummer: 97.40
- Farvepalette: Earthy
- Nøgleord: animal still life , rural landscape art , brown and gray colors