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Italina landscape with round tower
Italina landscape with round tower is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Frederik de Moucheron. It dates from 1667 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
Frederik de Moucheron's 1667 painting, Italian landscape with round tower, is a landscape work that depicts a specific architectural and natural setting.
Frederik de Moucheron's 1667 painting, Italian landscape with round tower, is a landscape work that depicts a specific architectural and natural setting. The composition features a round tower alongside a house and trees, presenting a scene characteristic of the artist's genre. As an oil painting on canvas, the work represents an idealized view of the Italian countryside, focusing on the interplay between man-made structures and the surrounding vegetation.
The inclusion of these specific elements, the tower, the house, and the trees, defines the subject matter without invoking complex allegorical symbolism in the provided records.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1667, this landscape by Frederik de Moucheron is an oil painting on canvas. The work measures 69.5 cm in height and 84 cm in width. Stylistically, the composition features architectural and natural elements, specifically depicting a house and trees within an Italianate setting.
The piece is classified as a landscape painting and currently resides in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, having previously been part of the Adriaan van der Hoop collection.
History & Provenance
The painting was created in 1667 by the Dutch artist Frederik de Moucheron, as indicated by its dated inscription and the work’s inception year. No documentary evidence of a specific commission has been identified in the available sources.
After its completion the work entered the private collection of Adriaan van der Hoop in Amsterdam. It remains part of the Van der Hoop holding and is now housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Museum, where it is catalogued as part of that collection.
Italina landscape with round tower is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. According to the work's documented provenance, it was previously owned by Adriaan van der Hoop, a collector whose holdings were incorporated into the museum's holdings. The painting is part of both the Rijksmuseum and the Amsterdam Museum collections.
No specific inventory or accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
Overview
Frederik de Moucheron’s 1667 oil on canvas, titled Italian Landscape with Round Tower, presents a tranquil rural vista. A river runs through the foreground where a man guides two oxen, while other laborers attend to nearby tasks. Beyond the water, a rocky rise supports a small settlement crowned by a circular tower and the remnants of ancient ruins, all set beneath a muted sky.
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Artist
Frederik de Moucheron (1633 – 5 January 1686) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter and draughtsman. He mainly produced (Italianate) landscapes that were furnished with human and animal figures by various colleagues.
