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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 Lorrainās landscape drawings are categorized into two primary types: studies from nature and studio drawings. His drawings from nature, which account for about half of his work, are spontaneous and informal, capturing motifs he encountered during his sketching expeditions in the Roman Campagna. These subjects include:
- Trees
- Ruins
- Waterfalls
- Riverbank sections
- Fields in sunlight
His studio drawings serve different purposes: some are preparatory designs for his paintings, while others are compositions created as independent works of art. Regardless of the specific type, these drawings demonstrate the careful preparation and artistic development that defined his career as a master of landscape painting.1