1650
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Dominant colour
Italian Landscape with Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Rome is a 1650 oil by Jan Asselijn, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
This painting shows a landscape with a large building in the background, possibly a church. The building has a tall tower and a large archway. In the foreground, there are several people walking along a path, some with animals. The sky is blue with white clouds. The painting is done in oil paint and has a lot of detail in the architecture and the people. The colors are muted, with lots of browns and grays. If you like this painting, you might also like to learn more about the artist, Jan Asselijn.
Jan Asselijn (1610–1652) was a Dutch artist, born in Dieppe.
See the richer artist page
