Memory & imagination: Dutch Italianate and contemporary landscapes ; 23 January to 1 March 2013, Mall Galleries, The Mall, London

The warm, magical light of Rome and the exotic, poetic beauty of its surrounding Campagna were a powerful magnet to an influential group of Dutch artists during the 17th century, who became known as the Dutch Italianates. Those who made the journey to Rome, the celebrated City regarded as the crucib...

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Language:English
Published: London Mall Galleries 2013
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Summary:The warm, magical light of Rome and the exotic, poetic beauty of its surrounding Campagna were a powerful magnet to an influential group of Dutch artists during the 17th century, who became known as the Dutch Italianates. Those who made the journey to Rome, the celebrated City regarded as the crucible of contemporary art, wandered into the barren and exotic countryside around the City, filling their sketchbooks with views of the sun-drenched, mountainous landscape and ruins of the warm south. On their return to the Netherlands, they created a new genre of idealised landscape painting that drew on elements from both memory and imagination. Rich in tone and colour, observation and humour, the Dutch Italianates were more popular and collectible in their own country during the 17th century than the "domestic" school of Dutch landscape artists, more familiar to gallery visitors today.
Physical Description:28 S. zahlr. Ill.
ISBN:9780956021984
0956021980

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