Cézanne first painted mont sainte-victoire in 1870, beginning his decades-long fascination with the subject that ultimately yielded more than thirty paintings and watercolors of it. The peak played an important role in the ancient history of his native aix-en-provence. Its name refers to a roman victory in 102 b. C. Over teutonic armies in the area. Cézanne created his later views of sainte-victoire, including this one, in his hillside studio at les lauves, where he was afforded a magnifi cent view of the soaring mountain from across the valley, with its farmland and distinctive olive and almond trees. -gallery label from the princeton university art museum. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: circa 1904-06. Place of creation: Montagne Sainte-Victoire. Dimensions: height: 65.1 cm (25.6 in); width: 83.8 cm (32.9 in); frame: height: 86 cm (33.8 in); width: 102.5 cm (40.3 in); depth: 6 cm (2.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Princeton University Art Museum. Series Title: Mont Sainte-Victoire. 1904, Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire
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