Pergola with Oranges
c. 1834
Medium
Oil on paper, mounted on canvas
Dimensions
28 × 37 cm (11 × 14 1/2 in.); Framed: 47.7 × 54.7 cm (18 3/4 × 21 1/2 in.)
Classification
oil on paper
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
160229
Art Historical Context
Thomas Fearnley's *Pergola with Oranges (c. 1834) captures a sun-drenched Mediterranean scene, likely inspired by the artist's travels in Italy. Painted in oil on paper and mounted on canvas, this work measures just 28 × 37 cm, suggesting it may have been a plein air study or preparatory sketch. Fearnley, a leading Norwegian Romantic painter (1802–1842), was part of the Düsseldorf school, for dramatic landscapes that evoke nature's sublime beauty and emotional power. During the Romantic era, artists like Fearnley sought inspiration abroad, contrasting Scandinavia's rugged fjords with Italy's ...