Andalusian school; circa 1900.

Andalusian school; circa 1900.
"Lake".
Oil on canvas.
Presents illegible signature in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 73 x 45 cm; 90 x 64 cm (frame).
In this landscape of romantic heritage the author leaves aside the descriptive capture of the natural to emphasize the luminosity and the chromatism of the scene. He uses a light and fast technique, although he does not abandon drawing as the basis of the scene and the distribution of the composition.
One of the most radical aspects of Romantic painting was the attempt to replace the large canvases of historical or religious themes with landscapes. They intended that the pure landscape, almost without figures or totally devoid of them, should attain the heroic significance of history painting. They were based on the idea that human feeling and nature should be complementary, one reflected in the other. That is to say, the landscape should arouse emotion and transmit ideas.