The Pastoral Concert (1838–1843)
Barthélemy Menn1838–1843 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1893)
Specifications
- Year
- 1838–1843
- Nationality / school
- Swiss
- Lifespan
- 1815–1893
About the artwork
Dated 1838–1843, "The Pastoral Concert" is an artwork by Barthélemy Menn. Context for 1838–1843: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is landscape. Figurative in brief: Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. Over the centuries, painters have used the figure to express social standing, narrative, and emotion.
"The Pastoral Concert" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. 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
Swiss, 1815–1893
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