The Isle of Capri
Oil
WallArt
Impressionism
1883
19th Century
13.0 x 36.0 cm
Machado de Castro National Museum
Painting rectangular shape in a horizontal orientation, representing a landscape, on the Island of Capri, where a young female figure is inserted. In contrast to the girl
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About this artwork
- Title: The Isle of Capri
- Artist: henrique césar de araújo pousão
- Year: 1883
- Original dimensions: 13.0 x 36.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Machado de Castro National Museum
- Medium: Oil
- Creative period: Late Medieval
- Corpus context: 19th-century vision , pousão's naturalism
Quick Facts
- Year: 1883
- Movement: Naturalism, Impressionism
- Notable elements or techniques: Use of black, light and color interplay
- Artist: Henrique César de Araújo Pousão
- Title: The Isle of Capri
- Subject or theme: Landscape of Capri with a female figure