Dughet was trained by Poussin, who later became his brother-in-law and whose name he adopted. Following Claude and Poussin, Dughet became one of the best known landscape painters of 17th-century Rome. His style was influenced by the work of Rosa.
His early biographers emphasised his precocity and the speed of his execution.The figures in some of his works, including his 'Landscape with the Union of Dido and Aeneas', are by other painters.
Dughet was in demand for landscape frescoes as well as for his paintings in oil. His style changed little throughout his life, so his paintings are not easily datable.
Gaspard Dughet
1615 - 1675
Paintings by Gaspard Dughet
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In this tranquil scene, two men and a dog sit at the roadside and glance towards another figure whose animated gesture is ambiguous. He could be one of their group or someone running to them with news, being playful or argumentative. Various types of plant and tree are painted in intricate detail...
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A herdsman waves a stick at his cattle to encourage them to move towards the stream. This painting does not show a story from the Bible or mythology – it is a scene inspired by the countryside near Rome, where Dughet spent most of his career.Probably painted around 1637, this is one of Dughet’s e...
A shepherd boy leads a flock of sheep along a country track between two dark banks of trees. Other figures sit in the shadows at the side of the lane. The strongly lit country path contrasts with the darkly massed trees, guiding our eye towards a light, hazy, distant hillside. Dughet has also use...
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Dughet’s storm paintings were among his most admired works during his lifetime and in the eighteenth century. Two shepherds tending their flock struggle against the wind, their arms raised in alarm as they encourage their sheep to move down the path. The tree branches bend and twist against the f...
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In the Book of Genesis, God orders Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, his only son, on one of the mountains in the land of Moriah (near Jerusalem). This painting shows them walking on a path towards woodland on the third day of their journey as they approach the place of sacrifice. Isaac struggles under...
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The Bible describes how a winged angel appeared to Elijah while he was in the wilderness. He had been banished from Israel for defending God against the worship of the pagan deity Baal.Here, the angel points towards Mount Horeb with one hand and towards Elijah with the other, encouraging him to v...
A wild, mountainous landscape stretches out before us, with sharp snowy peaks silhouetted against the sky. In the middle distance, just beyond the rushing waterfall, a town – complete with campanile (bell towers) and classical buildings – perches on a hilltop. In the foreground, a handful of figu...
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Aeneas and Dido have been caught in a storm created by the goddess Juno. They shelter in a cave and embrace. A putto (winged infant) holds Aeneas’s horse and two other putti hover above, one holding a burning torch and the other a bow and arrow as symbols of love and romance. In the sky is Juno,...
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