Artwork
Italian landscape at sunset
Italian landscape at sunset is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Willem de Heusch. It dates from 1688 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Technique & Style
The object is currently held in the depot of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, having previously been in the collection of Leendert Dupper.
Executed in 1676, this landscape painting by Willem de Heusch utilizes oil paint applied to a copper support. The work measures 22 cm in height and 28.5 cm in width. As a piece classified within the landscape genre, the selection of copper as a substrate suggests a technique geared toward fine detail and a smooth surface finish, characteristic of certain seventeenth-century practices.
The object is currently held in the depot of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, having previously been in the collection of Leendert Dupper.
History & Provenance
The painting was created in 1676 by Dutch artist Willem de Heusch on copper support.
It entered the collection of Leendert Dupper, whose name appears in the Rijksmuseum’s records as the owner at the time of cataloguing. By the early 21st century, the work was held by the Rijksmuseum under the stewardship of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, recorded in the museum’s depot with inventory RCE.
Overview
Italian landscape at sunset is a small painting on copper by Willem de Heusch, dated 1688.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a serene countryside scene at dusk, featuring a central tree, rolling hills, and a group of people and animals, possibly travelers or shepherds.
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