City View over the River

Charles-Leopold Grevenbroeck

Basic information

ID: Ж-2517
Author: Charles-Leopold Grevenbroeck
Name: City View over the River
Date of creation: 18th c.
Country: France
Technique: oil painting
Material: copper oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 19.2 x 43.2

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: cityscape
Plot: City landscape
Provenance: the Lubomirski collection

Information about author

Author: Charles-Leopold Grevenbroeck
Author in the original: Charles-Léopold Grevenbroeck
Artist's lifetime: 1717–1758/9 (?)
Country: Flanders
Biography: Charles-Leopold Grevenbroeck belonged to a family of artists originally from Flanders but working in Italy. His father specialised in "capriccio", fantastic landscapes that include fictional architecture, often with views of waterfronts. Presumably, Charles-Leopold Grevenbroeck studied under his father. However, unlike Grevenbroeck the Elder, the artist depicted realistic cityscapes in which he accurately reproduced minor details. Charles-Leopold Grevenbroeck was first documented in Milan in 1717, although he became famous later in Paris, where he lived from 1730 to 1743. Later, in 1743, he moved to Naples. In his works, the artist represented the urban life of Western Europe in the mid-eighteenth century with the thoroughness of a documentarian.

Object description

The work is one of four paintings in the "Views of Lyon" series owned by the Lviv National Art Gallery. They were most likely created during one of the artist's trips to France. There is no doubt that Charles-Leopold Grevenbroeck visited Lyon. In addition to the four Lviv works, the artist executed three other smaller-format compositions with views of Lyon. The picture represents a panoramic view of the city and the Saone River. The hill on which the district of Fourviere is located rises on the right. Some buildings, such as the Fort Saint Jacques, can be recognised on the right bank. The artist worked meticulously, paying attention to the smallest details.

Legal regulation

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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