Ideal Pastoral Life
Edward Calvert
key Notes:
Arcadian landscape, bucolic harmony
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Dimensions:
Image: 4.3 × 7.7 cm (1 3/4 × 3 1/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 6 × 10.1 cm (2 3/8 × 4 in.)
medium:
Woodcut on paper
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Expert
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story of the work:
"Ideal Pastoral Life" by Edward Calvert reflects the artist's engagement with the pastoral tradition, emphasizing an idyllic vision of rural life. Calvert, a member of the Ancients, was influenced by William Blake, and his work often depicted harmonious landscapes imbued with spiritual and symbolic meaning.
Description of the work:
"Ideal Pastoral Life" by Edward Calvert is a woodcut on paper that exemplifies the artist's meticulous attention to detail and harmonious composition. The work features idyllic rural scenes with figures and animals integrated into a lush landscape, characterized by strong contrasts between light and shadow, typical of Calvert's precise and expressive use of the woodcut medium.
Artwork Photograph Source:
Art Institute of Chicago
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