The Plains of Marathon (1834)
John Varley1834 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1842)
Specifications
- Year
- 1834
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1778–1842
About the artwork
John Varley is the artist behind "The Plains of Marathon", dated 1834. Context for 1834: 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 invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. 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. It is listed in the Landscape collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"The Plains of Marathon" 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
English, 1778–1842
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