A former pastry cook for Agostino Tassi in Rome, this man included natural details in many of his compositions.
A former pastry cook for Agostino Tassi in Rome, this man included natural details in many of his compositions. Thus Egeria mourning over Numa includes trees that the artist went out to sketch on the actual estate of the Colonna family before presenting it to them. But it was the light in harbor scenes, like Ulysses returning Chryseis, that would later inspire Turner to consciously emulate him in the latter's Dido Building Carthage. This creator of the sketchbook Liber Veritatis was best known for his depictions of long recessions flanked by strong vertical elements, in scenes with classically inspired figures that seem miniscule compared to their surroundings. For 10 points, name this French artist, born with the last name Gelle, the foremost landscape painter of the 17th century.
A former pastry cook for Agostino Tassi in Rome, this man included natural details in many of his compositions.
Claude {Lorrain} [prompt on just {Claude}]