Joseph Wright of DerbyRoyaume-Uni, 1734–1797Cottage on Fire
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Où est « Cottage on Fire » aujourd’hui ? Minneapolis Institute of Art, G306, Minneapolis. Oui, exposée actuellement. Vérifié 29 septembre 2026.
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This nocturnal scene features dramatic contrasts: the hot red light of the fire versus the cool white moonlight, the cottage abruptly consumed by flames as opposed to the slowly decaying castle. Unusual light effects fascinated Joseph Wright, who knew several prominent English scientists investigating the nature of light and vision. After a trip to Italy in 1773-75, where he witnessed a violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius and a spectacular fireworks display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, Wright made sensational lighting effects the keynote of many of his landscapes.
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Wright's work prefigured trends in Romantic landscape painting a generation later: themes of tragic destruction would become popular in the 19th century in both England and France. At the same time, this picture reveals its kinship with the decorative landscape styles of the 18th century, seen in its gracefully curving trees, flickering highlights, and simplified coloring.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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- Numéro d’inventaire
- 84.53
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- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image : Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
