Mount Chimborazo Shown From Riobamba, Ecuador
1857
Frederic Edwin Church captured the majestic, snow-capped peak of Mount Chimborazo in this vibrant sketch from his 1857 travels through Ecuador. Notice how the tiny white house with the rust-red roof in the foreground makes the massive mountain feel even more gigantic and imposing. Church was a star of the Hudson River School who actually packed his bags and hiked into the Andes to paint nature up close, rather than just imagining it from a studio in New York. This quick, energetic study likely served as a memory aid for his massive, dramatic masterpieces back home.
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