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El corazón de los Andes

1859
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 760
Ya de muy joven, Church adquirió fama por sus composiciones paisajísticas que describían con gran riqueza de detalles el Este de los Estados Unidos. Inspirado por el naturalista alemán Alexander von Humboldt, el artista hizo expediciones a Sudamérica en 1853 y 1857. El corazón de los Andes es una síntesis de múltiples bocetos en lápiz y óleo ejecutados en Ecuador. Describe todos los climas observados por Humboldt en los Andes ecuatoriales, desde el tropical al frígido, pasando por el templado. Church expuso el cuadro con un marco ancho parecido a una ventana, y recomendó a los numerosos visitantes que utilizaran binóculos de teatro para poder apreciar los maravillosos detalles botánicos y la gran extensión continental representada.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: El corazón de los Andes
  • Artista: Frederic Edwin Church, estadounidense, 1826–1900
  • Fecha: 1859
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 1,68 x 3,03 m
  • Crédito: Legado de Margaret E. Dows, 1909
  • Número de inventario: 09.95
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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