The illustrated monograph
An essay of 10,000 words on Claude Gellée — the grounds and the tonal staircase, the contre-jour sun, the Liber Veritatis, Ruskin and Turner — followed by the complete catalogue of the 320 works with an image recorded by Wikidata: 224 paintings, 92 works on paper (drawings and etchings), 4 rejected attributions, each illustrated and given a commentary — over 36,000 words of commentary. Its pages, listed below, read like any other page of the site — click any image to enlarge it, arrow keys ← → to navigate. The catalogue is served in nine pages so each loads smoothly.
Key facts
- The essay
- ≈ 10,000 words in 5 pages: Lorraine and Rome, the manner, the workshop of light, the patrons, the idea of Claude
- The catalogue
- 320 works in 9 pages — the paintings (6 pages), then the works on paper (3 pages)
- The commentaries
- ≈ 36,500 words — provenance chains (the Bouillon and Altieri Claudes), the Liber Veritatis, Röthlisberger numbers
- Language
- English — the rest of the site is bilingual
- Sources
- Wikidata (works, dates, collections, dimensions); images from Wikimedia Commons (internet connection required)
The essay, in five pages
| Page | Chapters |
|---|---|
| Essay · Lorraine and the departure | Prologue: the man who painted the sun — I. Lorraine: the duchy and the departure |
| Essay · The making of a manner | II. The making of a manner: the Campagna years — II bis. The draughtsman |
| Essay · The workshop of light | III. The workshop of light — IV. Subjects — IV bis. Case studies |
| Essay · Rome: the life and the patrons | V. Claude and Poussin — VI. A life in the Via Margutta — VI bis. The fortunes of the pictures |
| Essay · The idea of Claude | Practicum: how to look at a Claude — VII. The idea of Claude — Coda |
The catalogue, in nine pages
| Page | Works | Section |
|---|---|---|
| Catalogue · 1620–1636 | 38 | The paintings |
| Catalogue · 1636–1640 | 38 | The paintings |
| Catalogue · 1640–1646 | 38 | The paintings |
| Catalogue · 1646–1660 | 38 | The paintings |
| Catalogue · 1660–1677 | 38 | The paintings |
| Catalogue · 1678–1682 | 34 | The paintings |
| On paper · 1600–1640 | 31 | Drawings and etchings |
| On paper · 1640–1682 | 31 | Drawings and etchings |
| On paper · 1643–1850 | 34 | Drawings and etchings; rejected attributions |
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