1700
paint
copper
From the collection of Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Roman Landscape with Nymphs is a 1700 paint by Cornelius van Poelenburgh, a Rococo painting work, held at Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
This painting shows a serene landscape with three nude women, likely nymphs, in the foreground. One woman sits on the grass with her back to the viewer, her right arm raised above her head. Another woman lies on her side, while the third woman stands beside her, looking away. In the background, there are ruins of a building and a distant landscape with trees and hills. The painting is rendered in muted colors, with a focus on earthy tones such as brown, green, and beige. The overall effect is one of calmness and tranquility. The artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth, adds to the painting's sense of realism and atmosphere.
Cornelis van Poelenburgh or Cornelis van Poelenburch (1594 – 12 August 1667), was a Dutch landscape painter and draughtsman.
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