Moonlight
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 114.94 × 163.2 cm (45 1/4 × 64 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Fund and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2018.13.1
About the Artist
Claude-Joseph Vernet
Claude-Joseph Vernet and his direct descendants are the last representatives of the Avignon School which had provided a continuous line of artists since the 14th century. It originated at the time when Bernard de Goth, Archbishop of Bordeaux, became pope in the name of Clement V and transferred the seat of the papacy to Avignon where he established an influential artistic community. Comment on wor...