umelec: Frederic Edwin Church
Dátum: 1859
Veľkosť: 169 x 303 cm
Múzeum: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States)
technika: Oil On Canvas
A Masterpiece of American Landscape Painting
The Heart of the Andesis a breathtaking oil-on-canvas landscape painting by the renowned American artist Frederic Edwin Church. Measuring over five feet in height and almost ten feet in width, this monumental work of art depicts an idealized landscape in the South American Andes, where Church traveled on two occasions.
A Journey to the Heart of the Andes
In 1853 and 1857, Church journeyed to Ecuador and Colombia, financed by businessman Cyrus West Field. During these trips, he made numerous sketches and studies of the region's topography, flora, and fauna. These observations served as the basis for The Heart of the Andes, which is a composite of the South American topography observed during his travels.
A Spectacular Exhibition
The Heart of the Andeswas first exhibited publicly between April 29 and May 23, 1859, at New York's Tenth Street Studio Building, the city's first studio building designed for artists. The painting attracted large crowds and critical acclaim, with poetry written in its honor and a composer, George William Warren, dedicating a piece to it in 1863.
A National Treasure
Today, The Heart of the Andes is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of American landscape painting and is part of the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. You can explore this magnificent work of art in detail on the museum's website, which offers a zoomable view of the painting and photographs of the installation.
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