ID: 700007844 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007844	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome (painting (visual work); Simon Alexandre Clément Denis (Flemish, 1755 - 1812) (Fle...; 1786 - 1801; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2005.31;)

Note: The painting is a plein-air landscape study. Richly painted clouds gather and roll over a diminutive stretch of land. The cloud-filled sky dominates the composition. Tiny trees and the barest shapes of buildings meekly punctuate the horizon line, which stretches to the left as it widens and flattens out. The subject here is the meteorological drama evoked by a rich, warm palette and thick, painterly brush strokes. The clouds billow, swirl, and shift, providing the perfect vehicle for Denis' investigation of how light behaves. The painting captures the ephemeral beauty and awe-inspiring power of nature.

Titles:

Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1786 - 1801

Creator Display:

Simon Alexandre Clément Denis (Flemish, 1755 - 1812) (Flemish Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

painter Denis, Simon Alexandre Clement (Flemish painter, 1755-1812) [500007133]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2005.31

Display Materials: Oil on paper

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	paper (fiber product) [300014109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 33.8 x 39.4 cm (13 5/16 x 15 1/2 in.); Framed [outer dim]: 41.4 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm (16 5/16 x 19 1/2 x 1 in.)

Cultures:

Flemish (preferred)

General Subject:

natural objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	cloud [300343840]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, physical sciences concepts, earth sciences concepts, earth features) (AAT)

	landscape (representation) [300015636]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)