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an orphaned pastry cook from Lorraine who became Rome's leading landscape painter, gave away the figures for free, and kept a book of drawings to outwit forgers

Where to see Claude Lorrain
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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13 works
Hermitage Museum
Winter Palace, Russia
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12 works
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, United Kingdom
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10 works
Museo del Prado
Madrid city, Spain
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8 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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5 works
Royal Collection
London, United Kingdom
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5 works
Munich Central Collecting Point
Munich, Germany
Also here (6)
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3 works
Norton Simon Museum
Pasadena, United States
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3 works
National Trust
Swindon, United Kingdom
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3 works
Museo di Capodimonte
Palace of Capodimonte, Italy
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3 works
Galleria Doria Pamphilj
Rome, Italy
Claude Lorrain prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Claude Lorrain's body of work.
The Herd Being Driven in Stormy Weather - Claude Lorrain
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Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures - Claude Lorrain
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The Phantom - Claude Lorrain
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Herder en herderin in gesprek - Claude Lorrain
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Drie geiten - Claude Lorrain
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Vier geiten (Four Goats) - Claude Lorrain
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Ruiterstandbeeld van de keizer van het Heilige Roomse Rijk - Claude Lorrain
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Boerendans - Claude Lorrain
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2 works
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich, United Kingdom
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2 works
Führermuseum
Linz, Austria
Also here (6)
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2 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Ungersbau, Germany
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2 works
Clark Art Institute
Massachusetts, United States
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2 works
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Also here (6)
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2 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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2 works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Midtown Detroit, United States
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2 works
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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2 worksTeylers Museum
Spaarne, Netherlands
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2 works
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Hamburg-Altstadt, Germany
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2 works
Bridgewater Collection
Bridgewater House, United Kingdom
Also here (2)
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2 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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2 worksWeston Park
Weston-under-Lizard, United Kingdom
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2 works
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
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2 works
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
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2 works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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2 works
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
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2 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing, Netherlands
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1 works
Wallace Collection
London, United Kingdom
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1 works
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
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1 works
Courtauld Gallery
Somerset House, United Kingdom
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1 works
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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1 works
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building, United States
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1 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 works
Museum of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
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1 works
Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
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1 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris
Petit Palais, France
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1 works
National Gallery of Canada
Rideau-Vanier Ward, Canada
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1 works
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester, United Kingdom
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1 works
Museo de Arte de Worcester
Worcester, United States
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1 works
Charles Sedelmeyer collection
Paris, France
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1 works
Atkinson Art Gallery and Library
Southport, United Kingdom
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1 works
Hessen Kassel Heritage
Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Germany
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1 works
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, United States
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1 works
Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi
Rome, Italy
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1 works
Art Gallery of South Australia
North Terrace, Australia
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1 works
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
San Marino, United States
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1 worksMcLean Museum and Art Gallery
Greenock, United Kingdom
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1 works
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
Yanomachi, Japan
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1 works
Spencer Museum of Art
Douglas County, United States
26 more museums hold works by Claude Lorrain with smaller collections, not listed here.
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See all Claude Lorrain prints →Frequently Asked Questions
Where did Claude Lorrain work?
Claude Lorrain moved to Rome around 1613. While there, he lived in the household of a painter.Where is Claude Lorrain from?
Claude Lorrain was Duchy of Lorraine, born in 1600 and died in 1682.Claude Lorrain famous paintings?
Some of Claude Lorrain's famous paintings include River Landscape, Harbour Scene with a View of the Capitoline Hill, and The Roman Forum. Other well-known works are Pastoral Landscape, An Artist Studying From Nature, and Seaport at Sunset.Who was Claude Lorrain?
Claude Lorrain, also known as Claude Gellée, was a French landscapist born in the Lorraine region of Champagne in 1600. He moved to Rome around 1613.Who is Claude Lorrain?
Claude Lorrain, also known as Claude Gellée, was a French landscapist. He was born in the Lorraine region of Champagne in 1600.Was turner influenced by Claude Lorrain?
Claude's influence on landscape art continued in England until the middle of the 19th century. It left its mark on Turner's genius, partly forced on him and partly voluntary, as Turner recognised technical qualities in Claude that he himself did not possess.What is Claude Lorrain known for?
Claude Lorrain is known as perhaps the first artist who can justly be described as a modern-style landscape painter. His specialisation in this field was determined by his lifestyle, his working method, his meditative observation of nature, and his open-air sketches.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Claude Lorrain's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Weston Park Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Teylers Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Art Gallery of South Australia Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum McLean Museum and Art Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Samuel H. Kress Collection Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] academic The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Claude Lorrain | Baroque Landscape Painter, Etcher & Draftsman Used for: biography.
- [8] book Claude Gellée Lorrain, Delphi Complete Paintings of Claude Lorrain (Illustrated) (Delphi Masters of Art Book 35) Used for: biography.
- [9] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
- [10] book Gellée Lorrain , Claude, Masters of Art - Claude Lorrain Used for: biography.
- [11] museum Katharine Baetjer, Claude Lorrain (1604/5?–1682) Used for: biography.
- [12] museum Claude (Lorrain, byname of Claude Gellée) Used for: biography.
- [13] museum Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) Used for: biography.
- [14] museum drawing; sketch-book; frontispiece (related to Liber Veritatis) Used for: notable works.
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