The image shows a city street with grand old buildings, tree-lined sidewalks, and people going about their day. The architecture is detailed and rises into the sky. The brushstrokes are expressive, capturing movement. The color palette is soft with muted tones and hints of red. People walk and converse close by, while a horse-drawn carriage is seen in the distance.
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Square in Paris

painter Jean François Raffaëlli (French, 1850 - 1924)

n.d.

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 59.69 × 80.01 cm (23 1/2 × 31 1/2 in.) ; framed: 65.41 × 87 × 4.45 cm (25 3/4 × 34 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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