Landscape with an Imaginary View of Tivoli

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Maker


1604-1682

Title

Landscape with an Imaginary View of Tivoli

Date of Production

1642

Medium

oil on copper

Dimensions

Height: 21.6 cm (copper)
Width: 25.7 cm (copper)

Object Number

P.1978.PG.64

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

Born in the Duchy of Lorraine (now in north-eastern France), Claude Gellée earned the nickname ‘Lorrain’ when he arrived in Italy. He spent his entire career in Rome, specialising in idyllic landscapes. He favoured the setting provided by the town of Tivoli, outside of Rome, which combined ancient Roman ruins with expansive views of the countryside. More than an accurate depiction, however, Claude sought here to render a general atmosphere.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : signed and dated : lower left and recto : CLAVDIO(?) 1642

Provenance

Princes Gate Bequest 1978

Exhibition History

Old Master Paintings on Copper 1525-1775, Phoenix & Arizona & USA, 12/12/1998-28/02/1999

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