Paolo De Robertis

WINTER LANDESCAPE- Dutch School -Impressionism Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting

2002

CAPRI - Oil on canvas cm. 70x100 by Paolo De Robertis, Italy 2002. The painter drew inspiration from the paintings of Giacinto Gigante who in 1800 w...

VENICE - Italian landscape oil on canvas painting cm.38x61 by Giancarlo Gorini, Italy 2006. Giancarlo Gorini's canvas is an extraordinary work of Italian landscape painting. It is in...

Italian Landscape - Luigi De Santis Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas cm. 40x60. The painting by L. De Santis is an oil on canvas depicting a neoclassical landscape inspired by Claude Lorrain, a French painter active mainly in Rome who was the most famous landscape painter of the Seicento, considered the master of the genre of the ideal landscape.

Venice - Giancarlo Gorini Italia 2004 - Oil on canvas cm.80x120 Giancarlo Gorini's canvas is an extraordinary work of Italian landscape painting. It is inspired by the landscape pai...

Painting signed lower right "M Kruseman". What sets this painting apart is the large number and complexity of details that the artist managed to include in the scene without visually overwhelming the viewer. The color palette of the landscape is very realistic and harmonious. The foreground of the picture there are people standing by a sleigh drawn by one horse, in front of a charming small castle with turrets, nearby boats frozen in the ice at the pier are visible. The background, on the left side of the scene, we see houses and three windmills standing tall against the winter sky, adding a touch of Dutch countryside charm to the composition. From the frozen surface of the water, the whimsical silhouettes of trees to the intricate details on the façade of the castle and windmills - every element of the painting is a testament to the skill and talent of the artist. Antique oil painting on canvas, signed, framed. Size app.: 40,5 x 57.5 cm cm (roughly 15.9 x 22.6 in), frame is 60 x 75.5 cm (roughly 23.6 x 29.7 in). Very good ready to hang condition with age wear and retouches to frame (notable at close examination). Please study good resolution images for cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 4.7 kg is going to measure 8 kg packed for shipment. Signature leads to the artist Fredrik Marinus Kruseman (1816 - 1882), Dutch painter who specialized in Romantic style landscapes (sold as is). Received his first drawing lessons from Jan Reekers (1790 - 1858) and attended the Vocational School in Haarlem from 1832 to 1833. That year, he began to study painting with Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom and, in 1835, moved to the Gooi, where he took advanced studies with Jan van Ravenswaay. He also studied briefly with the landscape painter, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek.

Italian landscape with a bridge, tower, shepherd and animals. Scope of Jan Both ( Utrecht, 1618-1652), arrival in Rome and Venice in addition to his native Holland. The 17th-century...

This mid-17th-century oil painting attributed to Dutch artist Willem Van Bemmel (1630-1708) depicts an Italianate view with prominent ruins, travellers, distant town and mountains. Born in Utrecht, Van Bemmel trained under the distinguished Herman Saftleven (1609-1685) before undertaking a grand tour culminating with an extended stay in Venice and Rome. Travelling to Italy during the mid-17th century was a complex endeavour involving a perilous journey of over 800 miles by carriage. Often funded by the artists’ parents, it was extraordinarily expensive and fraught with danger. Not only were the plucky adventurers the target of various nomadic miscreants, they also had to tackle the ferocity of the Alps. Some never made it, others never returned. Van Bemmel began his tour at just 17 years old, keen to join his Dutch compatriots on their cultural sojourn. Today, one might compare these lengthy study trips to enrolling at University - whereby the learning was paramount but the activities not entirely salubrious. For those leaving home for the first time, it was the Baroque equivalent of a booze cruise. Such was the level of debauchery that the Dutch and Flemish artistic contingent in Rome became notorious for their antics. Dubbed collectively as the Bentvueghels (‘Birds of a Feather’), their meetings often descended into frantic drinking bouts and bizarre initiation rituals - often concluding with a march to the church of Santa Costanza (the ‘Temple of Bacchus’). However, despite this, there was still much to be gained from studying the rich tapestry of Renaissance masters and indeed the environment itself. Collectors across Europe favoured those with Italian experience and in The Netherlands, Italianate views were highly sought after. In the words of the influential writer, Arnold Houbraken, the 17th-century “had no esteem for artists unless they had seen Rome”. Van Bemmel settled in Rome between 1649 and 1653 where he became enchanted by the works of Franco-Italian landscape painter, Gaspard Dughet (1615-1675). From here, he crossed the Alps to settle in Nuremberg, Germany, marrying Agnes Pisanus, the daughter of a ‘smoke merchant’. In this work from circa 1670, he’s captured a ruined mediaeval tower, serving as a gatehouse. In the foreground, a weary packhorse carries barriels with a dog alongside, while two sentries guard the route. Further on, an ancient town stands atop cliffs with distant mountains described in a blueish haze. He was a master at capturing light effects on architecture and it’s reminiscent of his work from 1667 depicting the Roman arch Arch of Drusus. Also Jan Both’s ‘The Titus Arch in Rome’. Van Bemmel’s sons Peter von Bemmel and Johan Georg von Bemmel both became artists of repute and continued the ‘Von Bemmel’ painting legacy. He’s represented in numerous public collections including at the British Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, V&A Museum, Rijksmuseum and Centraal Museum in Utrecht. Held within a later gilt frame. Sold via Sotheby’s in 1987 and recently appraised at £3,000-£4,000. Learn more about Willem Van Bemmel in our directory. Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed with the artist’s name on the reverse. Sotheby’s auction chalk. Provenance: Old Master Paintings and British Paintings 1500...

This late-19th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Alexander Hieronymus Bakhuyzen (1826-1878) depicts a landscape with a cottage, figures and cattle. Bakhuyzen was an accomplished p...