Charles of Bourbon Hunting Coots on Lake Licola
| Charles III hunting on Lake Licola | |
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| Artist | Claude-Joseph Vernet  |
| Year | 1746 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 75 cm (30 in) × 155 cm (61 in) |
| Location | Museo di Capodimonte |
Charles of Bourbon Hunting Coots on Lake Licola is an oil painting on canvas by the French artist
Description
The work portrays the king with his court engaged in a hunting expedition on boats, probably organized on the occasion of the visit of an important guest: this scene is depicted in the foreground, with Charles III taken up at the exact moment in which he strikes with the shot of a rifle a coot. As attested by Vernet himself, the place must be the lake of Patria, however the views in the background of the promontory of Cuma and the island of Ischia suggest that it is a swamp, specially created by flooding during the winter to satisfy the hunting passion of the king, between Lake Licola and Varcaturo.[3] The sky is characteristic, with the passage of a black cloud, which obscures the scene, almost in contrast with the red and white spots given by the clothes of the participants in the event.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Carlo di Borbone a caccia di folaghe sul lago di Licola — Museo di Capodimonte". 2016-03-12. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ISBN 9788836525775.
- JSTOR 1785375.
- S2CID 219122887.