1. Sketches and drawings of the 1600s come alive in Claude
Lorrain's works, as he drew from his studio in Rome. He
obviously had a love for the countryside, God, and history.
Many put his sketches and drawings up against the great
painters and artisans of his day. I'd be one of those folks
who tends to agree.
2. If you do not know much about this period, or this artist,
and you care very much for art history, then I surely hope
you will join me in considering owning a copy of a book
that has all his work depicted. The book I am going to
recommend to you is:
3. "The Claude Lorrain Album - in the Norton Simon, Inc. Art
Museum" by Marcel Roethlisberger; Los Angeles Museum
of Art Publishing 1971. ISBN: 0-87587-045-7.
4. This art photography book has over sixty drawings by
Claude Gellee, who is known to the world as Claude
Lorrain born in 1600 in Lorrain. He later went to Rome in
his young adulthood, where he made his mark. His
drawings were well ahead of his time and are loved by art
historians to this day. Many of his drawing capture the
essence of the time, while others are somewhat
abstract, pictorials of religious significant or historical
accounts.
5. It is my hope that you will purchase a copy of this art
book, and read through it and become amazed at the
drawings and then display it in your living room, available
for friends and company to become acquainted with this
great work. Please consider this.