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Curatorial Narrative In 1778, Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros created “Panorama met monument van Fenicirs of Carthagen op eiland Gozo”, a work that embodies the nascent spirit of modernity in landscape painting. The artist’s loose brushwork, characteristic of his Minimalist style, imbues the composition with an air of relaxed fluidity. By employing a predominantly neutral palette of beige, gray, and blue tones, Ducros achieves a sense of atmospheric weightlessness, evoking the vast expanses of the Mediterranean landscape. As the painting expands to 72×44, its chromatic structure assumes a more pronounced role in shaping spatial rhythm. The cool undertones of the palette subtly modulate the sense of depth, conjuring an impression of infinite distance. This effect is heightened by the artist’s calculated use of loose brushstrokes, which create a sense of atmospheric tension that transcends the literal depiction of the scene. When inte