Lazare Bruandet
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Lazare Buandet, a French landscape painter
, was born in Paris in 1755. He painted views of Paris, and sought to imitate Ruisdael. In the Louvre
there is by him a 'View in the Forest of Fontainebleau
,' signed and dated 1785. He died in Paris in 1803.
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
, was born in Paris in 1755. He painted views of Paris, and sought to imitate Ruisdael. In the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
there is by him a 'View in the Forest of Fontainebleau
Forest of Fontainebleau
The forest of Fontainebleau is a mixed deciduous forest lying sixty kilometres southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau in the southwestern part of the department of Seine-et-Marne...
,' signed and dated 1785. He died in Paris in 1803.