O coração dos Andes

Frederic Edwin Church American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 760

Church tornou-se famoso precocemente graças às suas composições que retratam paisagens ricamente detalhadas do leste dos Estados Unidos. Inspirado pelo naturalista alemão Alexander von Humboldt, o artista participou de expedições à América do Sul em 1853 e 1857. O coração dos Andes é uma síntese de múltiplos esboços a lápis e a óleo feitos no Equador que representam todos os climas observados por Humboldt nos Andes equatoriais, do tropical ao frio, passando pelo temperado. Church apresentou o quadro com uma moldura grande semelhante a uma janela e recomendou aos numerosos visitantes que utilizassem binóculos de teatro para apreciar os maravilhosos detalhes botânicos e a grande extensão continental representada.

Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American

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Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American
Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), Oil on canvas, American

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