Shepherd and Flock in a Rocky Valley (1706)
Johann Melchior Roos1706 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1731)
Specifications
- Year
- 1706
- Nationality / school
- German
- Lifespan
- 1663–1731
About the artwork
Dated 1706, "Shepherd and Flock in a Rocky Valley" is an artwork by Johann Melchior Roos. About the period around 1706: In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form. The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is portrait. Background on Landscape: Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. 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.
"Shepherd and Flock in a Rocky Valley" 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
German, 1663–1731
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