🏔️ Landscapes & Cities
Sunrise
Claude Lorrain · 1646
Why it's great
The sun rises over a bay, with ships and sailors in a golden, hazy light. Claude Lorrain painted it in 1646, and he was the master of painting glowing skies.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States
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⬇ Hi-res download
1,905 × 1,455 px · 2.8 megapixels
This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. Try the museum's own site below for a bigger file.
File page & license ↗ · Open-access images at The Met ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Claude Lorrain was a French painter born in Chamagne in 1600. He moved to Rome as a young man and spent his life there painting glowing landscapes and harbors in golden light, which influenced painters for centuries, including Turner. He died in Rome in 1682.
