Pierre-Antoine Patel, called Patel the Younger, French, 1648–1707
<p>Winter landscape with bridge and castle, 1693
Gouache on parchment
15.9 x 27 cm. (6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
1995-59
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Patel distinguished himself by specializing in small, exquisitely finished landscapes painted in gouache—or opaque watercolor—on parchment. Most of his idealized landscapes feature ancient ruins bathed in sunlight, but there are a few exceptions, including this lakefront setting gripped by snow and ice. Patel’s winter wonderland displays a medley of architectural styles, colossal trees, and genre-like details that derive from the Dutch and Flemish landscape tradition.
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