The Castle of Rheinstein (1860)
James Baker Pyne1860 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1870)
Specifications
- Year
- 1860
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1800–1870
About the artwork
This page presents "The Castle of Rheinstein" (1860), created by James Baker Pyne. Context for 1860: The later nineteenth century is the era of Impressionism, whose first group exhibition was held in Paris in 1874, followed by Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and the Arts and Crafts movement. Japanese prints reached Europe in large numbers and influenced many artists, while photography changed what painting needed to do. Landscape in brief: The invention of paint in tubes in the 1840s made it easier to work outdoors, and landscape became a main subject of Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism. Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is portrait.
"The Castle of Rheinstein" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
English, 1800–1870
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