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Claude Lorrain
Ulysses Returns Chryseis to Her Father, oil on canvas by Claude Lorrain, c. 1644; in the Louvre, Paris. 119 Ć 150 cm.
Claude Lorrain rose to fame in the early 1630s primarily through his exceptional ability to capture specific natural conditions, particularly his skill in depicting the sunās light as it appeared over rivers and seawater at dawn and dusk.1
In addition to this mastery of light, his growing reputation was bolstered by the creation of several series of landscape frescoes, though most of these works have since been lost. By 1633, he further advanced his professional standing by joining the paintersā Academy of St. Luke. These efforts successfully established his career, leading to prestigious commissions from notable figures such as Pope Urban VIII and Philip IV of Spain by the late 1630s.1