{"id":"cma-171522","titulo":{"en":"Road to Poissy, from Scenes of Daily Life, Roads and Paths","es":"Camino a Poissy, de Escenas de la vida cotidiana, caminos y senderos"},"titulo_original":"Scenes of Daily Life, Roads and Paths: Road to Poissy (Scènes de la vie quotidienne, Routes et Chemins: Route de Poissy)","autor":"Carle Vernet (French, 1758–1836); Published by Bance","fecha":"1816","cultura":"France, 19th century","tecnica":"lithograph gravure en couleurs a l'aquantinte par Debucourt","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.313","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2014.313/2014.313_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Road to Poissy, from Scenes of Daily Life, Roads and Paths","se_ve":"On cream-colored paper, within a thin rectangular border, two men gallop on horseback from right to left along a dusty road. In the foreground, a light gray, almost white horse carries a stout, older rider with white hair tied back, a black top hat, a dark brown jacket, a light waistcoat, and white breeches. He holds the reins and a short whip, looks back over his shoulder, and has bags and a net bundle tied behind the saddle. Beside and slightly behind him, a thinner man with a dark bicorne, long light coat, and a pipe in his mouth rides a brown horse. Both horses stretch their necks forward and lift their legs in full gallop, kicking up dust. At the lower right corner, two dogs run into the scene, one dark and one brown, partly cropped by the frame. The background is almost empty: a pale church tower or mill, rooftops, and a tiny mound on the left horizon are barely sketched. Below the image, ornamental lettering reads “ROUTE DE POISSY,” with “C. Vernet del.” at lower right and a small circular “BR” mark at center. The linework is fine, grainy, and lightly colored in browns, grays, and ochres, giving the aged print a dry, powdery texture.","contexto":"According to the source, this print is Road to Poissy, from Scenes of Daily Life, Roads and Paths, made in 1816 by Carle Vernet (1758-1836) and published by Bance, and it is held by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Vernet was a French artist especially known for scenes of horses, hunting, and military life. Poissy is a town west of Paris, although the exact location represented here is not known and the landscape is probably generic rather than a precise view. The source's wording for the technique combines lithographic and aquatint-related terms, so its exact printing process should be confirmed in the museum record.","como_mirarla":"First follow the diagonal of the two galloping horses and notice how their legs overlap and blur the boundary between the animals. Then look at the riders' bodies: one leans with the motion, the other sits heavily and turns his head backward. Finally, move to the right edge, where the dogs cut off by the frame change a country scene into a moment of pursuit and rush.","dato_curioso":"A surprising visual observation: the two dogs on the right are cut off by the edge of the image, as if they had entered running too late to fit fully inside the scene.","preguntas":["What difference in class, age, or experience is suggested by the contrast between the two riders' bodies and clothing?","Why might the artist leave the background almost empty while concentrating so much movement in the horses and dogs?","What changes in the scene if we imagine the stout rider looking forward instead of turning back?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Camino a Poissy, de Escenas de la vida cotidiana, caminos y senderos","se_ve":"Sobre un papel color crema, dentro de un delgado marco rectangular, dos hombres galopan a caballo de derecha a izquierda por un camino polvoriento. En primer plano, un caballo gris claro, casi blanco, carga a un jinete robusto y mayor, de pelo blanco recogido, sombrero de copa negro, chaqueta café oscuro, chaleco claro y calzón blanco. Sostiene las riendas y una fusta corta, mira hacia atrás sobre su hombro y lleva bolsas y un bulto en red atados detrás de la silla. A su lado, un poco atrás, un hombre delgado, con bicornio oscuro, abrigo largo claro y una pipa en la boca, monta un caballo café. Ambos caballos estiran el cuello y levantan las patas en pleno galope, levantando polvo. En la esquina inferior derecha entran corriendo dos perros, uno oscuro y otro café, recortados por el marco. El fondo está casi vacío: apenas se esbozan una torre de iglesia o molino, unos tejados y, a la izquierda, una pequeña elevación en el horizonte. Abajo, con letras ornamentales, se lee “ROUTE DE POISSY”; a la derecha dice “C. Vernet del.” y al centro hay una pequeña marca circular “BR”. El trazo es fino, granuloso y con color ligero en cafés, grises y ocres, de textura seca y polvosa.","contexto":"Según la fuente, esta estampa es Camino a Poissy, de Escenas de la vida cotidiana, caminos y senderos, realizada en 1816 por Carle Vernet (1758-1836) y publicada por Bance; se conserva en el Cleveland Museum of Art. Vernet fue un artista francés especialmente conocido por escenas de caballos, caza y vida militar. Poissy es una localidad al oeste de París, aunque no se sabe el sitio exacto representado y probablemente el paisaje es genérico, no una vista precisa. La fuente describe la técnica con términos que combinan litografía y aguatinta, por lo que el procedimiento exacto conviene confirmarlo en la ficha del museo.","como_mirarla":"Sigue primero la diagonal de los dos caballos al galope y nota cómo sus patas se cruzan y confunden los límites entre ambos animales. Después mira el cuerpo de los jinetes: uno acompaña el movimiento, el otro se sienta pesado y gira la cabeza hacia atrás. Al final ve al borde derecho, donde los perros recortados convierten una escena campestre en un instante de persecución y prisa.","dato_curioso":"Una observación visual sorprendente: los dos perros de la derecha quedan cortados por el borde de la imagen, como si hubieran entrado corriendo demasiado tarde para caber completos en la escena.","preguntas":["¿Qué diferencia de clase, edad o experiencia sugiere el contraste entre el cuerpo y la ropa de los dos jinetes?","¿Por qué el artista deja el fondo casi vacío y concentra tanto movimiento en caballos y perros?","¿Qué cambia en la escena si imaginamos al jinete robusto mirando hacia adelante en vez de voltear hacia atrás?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":["daily life","19th-century france","print","horses","riders","country road","gallop","dogs","caricature","travel","dust","quiet humor"],"es":["vida cotidiana","francia siglo xix","estampa","caballos","jinetes","camino rural","galope","perros","caricatura","viaje","polvo","humor tranquilo"]},"objetos":["caballo gris","caballo café","jinete robusto con sombrero de copa","jinete delgado con pipa","dos perros","camino de tierra","torre o molino al fondo","letrero route de poissy"],"colores":["#e9dfc9","#b99b6b","#8a6f4d","#d8d3c8","#3b332a","#a68a5f"],"animo":["camino polvoriento y apurado"],"epoca":"1816, Francia del siglo XIX","certeza":"media","advertencias":[],"capa":{"voces":[{"guia":"la restauradora","en":"I pause on the creamy paper and the dust that seems to float around the hooves. The linework is fine and grainy, with very light washes in browns, grays and ochres that let the background show through. Notice how the light gray, almost white horse stands out against the road and how the bags and the net bundle behind the saddle are suggested with just a few strokes. The lettering below that reads ROUTE DE POISSY and the signature C. Vernet del. are printed in ornamental type, and at the center you can spot the small circular collector’s stamp BR.","es":"Me detengo en el papel color crema y ese polvo que parece flotar alrededor de los cascos. El trazo es fino y granuloso, con colores muy ligeros en cafés, grises y ocres que dejan ver el fondo. Observa cómo el caballo gris claro casi se recorta sobre el camino y cómo las bolsas y el bulto en red detrás de la silla están sugeridos con pocas líneas. El letrero inferior ROUTE DE POISSY y la firma C. Vernet del. están impresos con letras ornamentales, y al centro se distingue la pequeña marca circular BR del coleccionista."},{"guia":"el astrónomo aficionado","en":"Even though this is not a sky scene, I like to read its horizon as if it were an observatory. The background is almost empty, just a tower or windmill, a few rooftops and a small rise on the left, leaving a lot of air and light. That emptiness reminds me of the generic landscapes Vernet used to keep focus on motion. Imagine gauging speed by the dust being kicked up and by how both horses stretch their necks in full gallop, silhouetted against that pale paper sky with no clouds.","es":"Aunque esta no es una escena del cielo, me gusta leer su horizonte como si fuera un observatorio. El fondo está casi vacío, apenas una torre o molino, unos tejados y una pequeña elevación a la izquierda, lo que deja mucho aire y luz. Ese vacío me recuerda a los paisajes genéricos que Vernet usaba para no distraer del movimiento. Imagina medir la velocidad por el polvo levantado y por cómo ambos caballos estiran el cuello en pleno galope, recortados contra ese cielo pálido de papel sin nubes."},{"guia":"la niña de ocho años","en":"Look how fast they go! Two horses race from right to left and look like they might jump out of the picture. The chubby man with the black top hat rides the white horse and looks back over his shoulder as if saying wait for me! The skinny man has a pipe in his mouth and it does not fall even while galloping. Down at the bottom two little dogs run into the frame, one dark and one brown, trying to catch up. Everything looks dusty and I can imagine the clippety-clop sound of hooves on the dirt road.","es":"¡Mira cómo corren! Dos caballos van superveloces de derecha a izquierda y parece que van a salir del dibujo. El señor gordito del sombrero negro va en el caballo blanco y voltea hacia atrás como diciendo ¡espérame! El otro señor flaquito lleva pipa en la boca y no se le cae aunque va galopando. Abajo entran dos perritos corriendo, uno oscurito y otro cafecito, que quieren alcanzarlos. Todo está polvoso y me imagino el ruido de las patas ¡tocotocotoc! en el camino de tierra."}],"retos":[{"pregunta":{"en":"How many dogs appear cut off by the frame in the lower right corner?","es":"¿Cuántos perros aparecen recortados por el marco en la esquina inferior derecha?"},"pista":{"en":"Look at the bottom right, running into the scene next to the horses.","es":"Mira abajo a la derecha, entrando a la carrera junto a los caballos."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What color is the horse ridden by the stout rider with the top hat who looks back?","es":"¿De qué color es el caballo que monta el jinete robusto del sombrero de copa que mira hacia atrás?"},"pista":{"en":"It is the horse in front, in the foreground.","es":"Es el caballo que va adelante, en primer plano."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What words in ornamental lettering can be read below the image?","es":"¿Qué palabras con letras ornamentales se leen abajo de la imagen?"},"pista":{"en":"It is written at the bottom center of the print, in French.","es":"Está escrito en la parte inferior central de la estampa, en francés."}}],"conexiones":["caballos en movimiento","viajes y caminos rurales","vida cotidiana en Francia","estampas y técnicas de impresión","humor tranquilo y caricatura","perros acompañantes","polvo y velocidad","sombreros del siglo XIX"]},"salas":[],"escrita_por":"muse-wonder-1.0"}