Artwork
The Simplon Road, Meillerie, France
The Simplon Road, Meillerie, France is a print by the Romanticist artist Alexandre Calame. It dates from 1804 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Simplon Road, Meillerie, France is a print by Alexandre Calame, created around 1804. It is part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a winding mountain road with a thatched-roof wooden bridge and a figure walking along the path. The scene emphasizes the drama of the natural landscape, with steep hills, rocky cliffs, and trees.
Technique & Style
The print's grainy texture contributes to its raw and realistic feel, capturing the rugged textures of the landscape. Calame's focus on the natural world is conveyed through the detailed representation of the environment.
Artist & collection
Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France. Auvergne: Cascades de Thiers
Going to Market
A figure on a path between rocks and trees
Landscape with Sheep
The Herdsman's Cottage
Landscape with Trees
Alpine Stream
A Subiaco (Near Subiaco)
Banks of the River Cousin
A Farmyard
Essais de gravure à l'eau forte par Alexandre Calame, I, pl. 21
Fiigures on a path leading to a rocky summit