San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk
| Saint-Georges Majeur au Crépuscule | |
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| French: Saint-Georges Majeur au Crépuscule | |
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| Artist | Claude Monet |
| Year | 1908-1912 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Location | National Museum Cardiff of Cardiff, Wales |
San Giorgio Maggiore al Crepuscolo is an Impressionist painting by Claude Monet. Painted in 1908 (many were not completed until 1912), oil on canvas, on the Venice, Italy mainland, the piece gives an original view of San Giorgio Maggiore. Focusing on the cathedral and bell tower located on the coast of the island, the beauty of the island at sunset is portrayed. The paintings of San Giorgio Maggiore form one of Monet’s greatest series.
San Giorgio Maggiore al Crepuscolo became familiar in popular culture in 1999 after its appearance in John McTiernan’s rendition of The Thomas Crown Affair.
This piece is owned by the National Museum Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales.
San Giorgio Maggiore al Crepuscolo is also occasionally referred to as Dusk in Venice, San Giorgio Maggiore by Twilight and Sunset in Venice.
San Giorgio Maggiore
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San Giorgio Maggiore al Crepuscolo
San Giorgio Maggiore al Crepuscolo is approximately two-by-three feet and painted in oil on canvas in 1997, on the Venetian mainland, the piece gives an original view of San Giorgio Maggiore. Focusing on the cathedral and bell tower located on the coast of the island, the beauty of the island at sunset is portrayed. San Giorgio Maggiore al Crepuscolo depicts mysterious buildings that seem to magically appear from the surrounding landscape, they almost seem to float in the background. The forms are gently inserted, though not enough to disguise their identity. By not conforming to typical painting methods of the time, Monet’s contrast gained him independence from other Impressionist’s work in Venice.
References
- Brownjohn, John and Stephan Koja and Galerie Osterreichische, Claude Monet. New York: Prestel, 1996.
- Koja, Stephan and Katja Miksovsky, Claude Monet: the Magician of Colour. New York: Prestel, 1997.
- National Museum Wales, "San Giorgio Maggiore by Twilight Breaking Dawn," [1].
- Newcomb, Molly. "San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk: Claude Monet." (2 April 2012)
- Pissarro, Joachim. Monet and the Mediterranean, New York: Rizzoli, 1997.
- Tucker, Paul Hayes and George T.M. Shackleford and Mary Anne Stevens, Monet in the 20th Century. New Haven: Museum of Fine Arts, 1998.
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