Claude LorrainFrankrijk, 1600–1682Forum Romanum te Rome
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- Het museum
Over het werk
Gezicht op het forum in Rome met vele mensen. Uit de grond steken zuilen van tempels, links de boog van Septimius Severus. Op de voorgrond en op het veld zijn herders met hun koeien. Contre-épreuve van ets.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- RP-P-OB-5700
Wat het toont
In de catalogus
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- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Afbeelding: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
In het leven van Claude Lorrain
Het hele leven1633–1635
Growing fame: commissions from the French ambassador and Philip IV
Claude’s growing reputation was shown by commissions from the French ambassador in Rome (1633) and from Philip IV of Spain (1634–35).
1634
Admitted to the Academy of Saint Luke
In 1634 Claude was admitted to the Academy of Saint Luke.
1635
Recognition: his pictures are in demand
From 1635 Claude’s work was recognised and his paintings were in great demand; his patrons included Pope Urban VIII (four works), Cardinal Bentivoglio and Prince Colonna.
1635–1638
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.
1637
The French ambassador buys two paintings
In 1637 the French ambassador to the Vatican bought two paintings from Claude, “View of the Roman Forum” and “View of a Port with the Capitol”, which are now in the Louvre.
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.
