What were Claude’s contributions to an ideal landscape? Claude, was born Claude Gellée who was also known by his fictitious name Le Lorraine or as Claude Lorrain, in the duchy of Lorraine (from which he derived his name) in 1604 (1). He was a French artist in the seventeenth century, who spent most of his working life in Italy. He was one of the greatest masters of classical landscape paintings. It is noted that, he …showed first 75 words of 1876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1876 total…p.122 3. C McHugh, Western Art 1600 – 1800. p.14 4. M Andrews, Landscape and Western Art. p.101 5. http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/collection/international/painting/l/ipa00160.html 6. ibid. 7. H R Poore, Composition In Art. p.22 8. P and L Murray, Dictionary of Art and Artists. p.81 9. M Andrews, op. cit., p.101 10. Arts Council of Great Britain, Painting from Nature. p.14 11. P and L Murray, op. cit., p.454 12. http://www.tate.org.uk/connections/touring/reflections/claude_lorrain.html