This drawing shows a fantasised Italian park. The statue of Bacchus in the lower left could have been inspired by a sculpture in the garden of Villa d'Este in Tivoli, near Rome. Indeed, the Amsterdam artist Isaac de Moucheron stayed in Rome and Bologna for his artist training from 1694-1697.
As a result of the use of colour, the drawing takes on the appearance of a miniature painting. Moucheron made such drawings for the market. Since the early eighteenth century, Italian landscapes and park scenes were highly prized by Dutch art lovers and connoisseurs.
Specifications
| Title | Fantasy Landscape with Classical Buildings |
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| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, brush and black ink, brown and grey wash, watercolour |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 257 mm Width 173 mm |
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Isaac de Moucheron
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| Accession number | MB 314 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1847 |
| Creation date | in circa 1730-1740 |
| Collector | Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans |
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| Object | |
| Technique |
Brown wash
> Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Grey wash
> Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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