plant-covered boulders in foreground, a large branch or tree has broken off and lays atop the boulders with brown dying leaves toward left background; lush dense forest spotted by birch trees at background.

The Fallen Branch, Fontainebleau, c. 1816

expand_more
On View in Gallery 321expand_more

Celebrated as a prodigy at the age of 14, Michallon was awarded the first Prix de Rome for landscape painting by the French Academy in 1817 for his picture "A Woman Struck by Lightening", which depicts a figure crushed by a huge tree limb. This open air study was probably painted as an exercise in anticipation of that competition. It also relates to Michallon's first major commission, "The Oak and the Marsh", an illustration to a fable by Jean de La Fontaine of 1816. Michallon was Camille Corot's first teacher.

file_downloadprintshare
arrow_back home
Explore

Audio

Michallon, The Fallen Branch, Fountainebleau (#541)
Details
Title
The Fallen Branch, Fontainebleau
Artist Life
1796 - 1822
Role
Artist
Accession Number
98.34
Curator Approved

This record has been reviewed by our curatorial staff but may be incomplete. These records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@artsmia.org.

Does something look wrong with this image? Let us know

Zoom in on the left to the detail you'd like to save. Click 'Save detail' and wait until the image updates. Right click the image to 'save image as' or copy link, or click the image to open in a new tab.

plant-covered boulders in foreground, a large branch or tree has broken off and lays atop the boulders with brown dying leaves toward left background; lush dense forest spotted by birch trees at background.