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

Moorish Scene by Moonlight

Artist Eugenio Lucas Velázquez (Spanish, 1817 - 1870)

Date1860

Object number59.0119

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions22 15/16 × 26 1/16 in. (58.2 × 66.2 cm)
frame: 31 × 39 × 2 in. (78.7 × 99.1 × 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsPainting

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

Collections

Spanish Paintings

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DescriptionPainted as a pair to "Moorish Scene at Sunset" also by Eugenio Lucas, this landscape displays the progression of the multitude along their journey. The artist continues to exemplify the nineteenth-century fascination for Moorish subject matter, a common theme in the Romantic taste. Lucas again applies thick impasto but uses more chiaroscuro to create a stark contrast reminiscent of the work of his biggest influence: Goya.

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