Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.

Moorish Scene at Sunset

Artist Eugenio Lucas Velázquez (Spanish, 1817 - 1870)

Date1860

Object number58.0053

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions22 1/8 × 29 1/2 in. (56.2 × 74.9 cm)
frame: 30 1/2 × 38 1/8 × 1 in. (77.5 × 96.8 × 2.5 cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.

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Spanish Paintings

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DescriptionEugenio Lucas was one of the most prominent exponents of Romanticism in Spain. His work was directly influenced by Goya, a painter he references extensively in his work. In this image, Lucas used thick brushstrokes and richness of color to demonstrate his exceptional capabilities as a landscape painter but also exemplified the foreign fascination for Spain's Moorish heritage and Orientalist subject matter during the nineteenth century.

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