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17th Century Architectural Capriccio with Herds Painting Oil on Canvas
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Circle of Nicolaes Berchem (1620, Haarlem - 1683, Amsterdam)
Architectural capriccio with herds
Oil on canvas, 57.5 x 74 cm
With frame 76 x 93 cm
The examined canvas is to be referred to a follower, of Nicolaes Berchem, Dutch artist born 1620, son of the still life painter Pieter Claez, from whom he received the first rudiments of painting. His training and his painting are deeply linked to Italy, the country where he traveled and studied; a first trip must be prior to 1642, a period in which his presence is documented in the Guild of San Luca in Haarlem, one of the most important guilds of artists in Flanders and the Netherlands, particularly active in the Baroque period; among its members we can mention artists of the caliber of Rubens, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Antoon Van Dick, Pieter Bruegel. After a second stay in Italy between 1653-1656 he settled permanently in Amsterdam. His production is centered on harbor views, ruins, Roman landscapes and pastoral landscapes, as in the present work. His style is strongly influenced by Italian stays and is characterized by a definition of ideal rural environments, hilly or mountainous depending on the case, enriched by human and animal figures (he was also an engraver and his studies on animals had considerable importance).
The painting is characterized by a delicate, lyrical atmosphere with warm tones, at the same time lively and present. In the rich and balanced composition, the landscape is rendered with great attention to detail and light while the slight fading and fading of the colors in the distance gives the sense of a delicate depth. The figures are rendered with attention to detail and attention to pose and actions. They seem to be caught in a real moment, in the moment when the action is happening. The warm tones and the refined changes of tone, immersed in this very particular light, give the work an atmosphere in which time seems to have stopped.
- Dimensions:Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 36.62 in (93 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:17th Century
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. The painting has been cleaned.
- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5918226733222
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