Antique landscape - Pierre Antoine Patel (1648-1707)

Pierre Antoine Patel 1648-1707 Antique landscape Pierre Antoine Patel known as Patel the Younger, French painter of the 17th century. Son and student of Pierre Patel the Elder, following his father, he specialized in landscapes of ancient ruins whose picturesque style he accentuated. He was received at the Academy of Saint Luc in 1677, he is present in numerous French museums, Dijon, Nantes, Rouen, and in particular at the Louvre Museum. Our Table. is part of his favorite theme, representing an idealized landscape where a perfect harmony emerges between men and nature, the ruins indicating that this golden age belongs to the past This infinitely poetic composition continues to charm us and will find favor art lovers from the end of the 18th century with the neoclassical movement. Oil on canvas signature lower right. Dimensions: With frame, width 52 cm, height 43 cm. Without frame, width 42 cm, height 32cm.