Locales that inspire
- POSTED ON: 22 Mar, 2023
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- POSTED BY: Bhavya Venkatesh
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Inspiration for art can be found all around us, if only we look hard enough. For the artists who created the below famous paintings, the places they visited and possibly lived in provided the creative spark.
Move the slider from right to left to unravel the real-life locations that have been depicted in these works of art.
This oil painting features Montagne Sainte-Victoire, a mountain overlooking Aix-en-Provence in southern France. French artist Paul Cézanne lived here for most of his life and depicted this mountain in about 30 of his paintings.
Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh stayed in Auvers-sur-Oise, a village in the outskirts of Paris, around 1890. During this time he painted at a rapid pace, finishing almost one painting a day. One of these works of art is this one that features the village’s church.
Italian painter Giovanni Paolo Panini is known for his vistas of Rome. In this 18th century painting, he depicts one of the most famous fountains in the world, the Fountain of Trevi in Rome.
This work of art was completed by American artist Grant Wood in 1930. Since then, it has become iconic. The house that forms the backdrop for the painting stands in the town of Eldon in southern Iowa, the U.S.
This is possibly the most famous work of French artist Georges Seurat. It shows people relaxing in a park on La Grande Jatte, an island in the Seine River near Paris.
The Alhambra is a palace located in Granada, Spain. It is known to be one of the most famous examples of Muslim architecture. It forms the setting for this painting by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida.
Yet another van Gogh masterpiece, this painting shows a relaxing view of a café against a star-filled night sky. The original cafe still stands at Place du Forum in the city of Arles in France. Van Gogh fans often descend upon this location, which now goes by the name Café Van Gogh.