Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Pond
Jules DupréLinkedCulture matchlcp-21888159060e
- Date
- 1837
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 65029
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This ideal landscape, based on an actual pasture the Limousin region of France, is a verdant oasis complete with clear pond, rolling hills, strong trees, and a calm sky with low clouds gliding above. The only indication of human involvement is the path at the side; otherwise, the scene and pasture belong to the cows –specifically a sturdy, muscular breed of cow native to this region. Jules Dupré was a prominent French landscape painter, who as influenced by his peers – Théodore Rousseau among them – and by 17th century Dutch landscape artists. Europe
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- Credit line
- Gift of Whitney and Betty MacMillan
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