Nature

Artist - Joseph Biduald

Title - Lake Fucino and the Abruzzi Mountains

Date - ca. 1789

Medium - oil on oaper, laid down on canvas

Provenance - Metropolitan Museum of Art

Source - www.metmuseum.org

Description - mountians, river, grass, and trees under a cloudy sky

Line - diagonal lines on the horizon at the top of the mountains, horizontal line between the shore and the river

Natural shapes and forms - mountains, trees, water, sand, clouds

Color - shadows shown in darkness of color on mountains, trees, and water; darkness shown in deep water

Texture - mountains and trees look rough, water and grass looks smooth

Space - illusion of space is created through the overlapping of mountains and trees; positive space is shown through trees and mountains; negative space is shown through sky and water