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... “Waterloo Bridge” by John Constable is an oil painting of the early seventeenth century that marks the opening of the Waterloo Bridge in London. ... The Waterloo Bridge spans its arches and brings the eye from the left to right in the distance, near the horizon line. ...
Constable uses many horizontal shapes and lines throughout the painting to create a strong sense of movement across the water. ... Constable uses a limited number of vertical intrusions throughout the painting, only where he indicates some people, boat sails, rigging, and a cityscape in the far distance. ... “Ruins of the Chateau du Pierrefonds” is a classic landscape oil painting by Frenchman Jean-Baptise-Camille Corot. Corot is known for using rich hues of dark greens and browns to illustrate nature, especially in the foreground here. Corot originally finished this painting in 1835, however in 1866 he went back to rework it, softening the foreground (Feinberg, 201). ... Although there are some horizontals in “The Ruins of the Chateau de Perrefonds,” it lacks the strong horizontal orientation of Constable’s “Waterloo Bridge.”
Corot depicts a large lake in the foreground of his painting that reflects the lush greenery and a bit of blue sky.
Approximate Word count = 986
Approximate Pages = 3.9
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