Claude LorrainFrench, 1600–1682Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures
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Not on view at present
Where is “Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
Claude Lorrain changed the direction of European landscape painting by opening up vistas that fade into either morning or evening sun. A prolific draftsman, he emphasized the tranquil and idyllic nature of the Roman countryside.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1982.13
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Claude Lorrain
The whole life1635–1638
Pope Urban VIII commissions four paintings
According to Baldinucci, Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio, impressed by the two landscapes Claude painted for him, recommended the artist to Pope Urban VIII; four paintings were made for the Pope in 1635–38, two large and two small on copper.
late 1630s
Italy’s leading landscapist, with large fees
By the end of the 1630s Claude was established as the leading landscapist in Italy and enjoyed large fees; his landscapes gradually became larger but with fewer figures, more carefully painted and produced at a lower rate.
1639
Philip IV commissions seven paintings
In 1639 Philip IV of Spain commissioned seven paintings from Claude, now in the Prado, among them two landscapes with hermits.
1642
Gives up etching for painting
Claude was a skilful etcher but gave up etching for good in 1642, choosing painting.
