Last weekend we went to the National Gallery of Art and were surprised to find a wonderful collection of drawings from Claude Lorrain: Link to Gallery here.
With a steady diet of professional wrestling and Aqua Teen Hunger Force television shows consuming most of my free time, I had never heard of Lorrain, so the exhibit was an unplanned visit. It is probably an understatement to say I was very impressed and happy with the find. Arranged chronologically, the works loosely evolved from ships and seaports to landscapes and buildings to mythological settings. Brilliant landscapes, however, were a key element in each of the drawings and grew in detail as time went on. One could study the seascapes, mountains, and other nature scenes for hours and not capture all the subtle details.
The supporting book contains a very nice collection of the works.
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