Fernand Cormon, 1897 - Gallic horse, sketch for the amphitheater of paleontology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris - fine art print

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In 1897 the painter Fernand Cormon created this work of art "Gallic horse, sketch for the amphitheater of paleontology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris". The work of art was painted with the following size: Height: 76 cm, Width: 65,5 cm and was painted with the techinque of Oil painting. The painting has the following text as inscrption: Registration - Signed and dated lower right "F. Cormon 97". The piece of art belongs to the art collection of Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris, which is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement. We are happy to mention that the public domain work of art is being included with courtesy of Petit Palais Paris.: . Furthermore, alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait and has a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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In the foreground, a helmeted rider, armed with a spear and a sword is accompanied by a dog. It monitors field work taking place behind him. In the background, a tank topped with a woman and a young child is pulled by six oxen led by a herdsman armed with a lance. In the background lies the agricultural plain crossed by cattle and riders.

April 18, 1893, the State entrusts Cormon the realization of a decorative ensemble of ten panels wall and a ceiling for the amphitheater of Paleontology and the Museum of Anthropology of Natural History in Paris. Fruit of lengthy documentation and conducting preliminary sketches, the auditorium's decor is inaugurated in 1898 and is still in place today. It presents a series of scenes recreating what one could imagine the early days of humanity in view of new scientific knowledge.

Genre scene, agriculture, Celts, Human figure, Knight, Helmet, Spear, Sword, Horse, Dog, Livestock, Ancient Chariot, Peasant, Mother - Motherhood, Beef, Bouvier Plain Field