Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains
Neoclassicism
1789
Early Modern
25.0 x 48.0 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art
When Bidauld painted this sketch, Lake Fucino was the largest body of water in the Abruzzi region of central Italy. (It was later drained.) Bidauld’s fastidious approach to working out of doors rivals the Salon pictures he executed in his studio. A colleague of the artist recounted: "Each day he painted or drew on the spot, always in a different place, learning to make studies by making finished paintings, and to make finished paintings by making studies."
Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld (? – ?)
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About this artwork
- Title: Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains
- Artist: Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld
- Year: 1789
- Original dimensions: 25.0 x 48.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Movement: Neoclassicism
- Main color: Gray
- Purpose: Relaxation
Quick Facts
- Subject or theme: Lake Fucino, mountains, and nature
- Artist: Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld
- Dimensions: 25 x 48 cm
- Title: Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains
- Year: 1789