{"id":13524,"date":"2026-03-13T13:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/art-critiques\/art-critique-by-roberto-litta-on-the-artwork-mont-ventoux-and-the-mistral\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:06:25","slug":"roberto-litta-artwork-mont-ventoux","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/en\/art-critiques\/roberto-litta-artwork-mont-ventoux\/","title":{"rendered":"Art critique by Roberto Litta on the artwork \u00ab Mont Ventoux and the mistral \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12229 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herman-Janssens-Critiques-art.jpg\" alt=\"Art critique by Roberto Litta on the artwork \u00ab Mont Ventoux and the mistral \u00bb by artist Herman Janssens\" width=\"509\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herman-Janssens-Critiques-art.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herman-Janssens-Critiques-art-480x678.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 509px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_13347\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13347\" class=\"wp-image-12708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Online-artwork-sale-Herman-Janssens-U.jpg\" alt=\"Online sale of the artwork entitled \u00ab Mont Ventoux \u00bb created by the contemporary artist Herman Janssens\" width=\"326\" height=\"660\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-13347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buy online the work entitled \u00ab <a title=\"Artwork titled \u00ab Mont Ventoux \u00bb, created by contemporary artist Herman Janssens\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/en\/buy-frame\/mont-ventoux-u\/\"><strong>Mont Ventoux<\/strong><\/a> \u00bb created by the contemporary artist Herman Janssens<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00ab In this vertically oriented canvas, the artist Janssens Herman captures the tormented soul of the Proven\u00e7al landscape. The combined use of acrylic and oil paints creates a layering of light. The bold, impastoed brushstrokes do not depict the mountain but rather stage its movement: cool tones of deep blues and greens clash with flashes of ochre and blinding whites, evoking the breath of the mistral wind. The work presents itself as a pure sensory experience, where the solidity of the rock gives way to the fluidity of the air, transforming the naturalistic view into a powerful distillation of emotional abstraction and atmospheric force. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Roberto Litta<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Art critic<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this vertically oriented canvas, the artist Janssens Herman captures the tormented soul of the Proven\u00e7al landscape. The combined use of acrylic and oil paints creates a layering of light. 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