Landscape with an Imaginary View of Tivoli
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
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)
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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