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Pastoral Landscape

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1719

GUSN

GUSN-17261

Description

European pastoral landscape. Lake in center, distant mountains. Middle ground shows aquaduct, buildings, herdsman with cows. Foreground at left: horses, man with rake; at right: man and dog. Predominant colors are blues, sombre greens and browns. Sky highlighted by white clouds. Frame: step molded with variety of borderes; gilt over gesso on wood.

Details

Descriptive Terms

landscapes (representations)
paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
aqueducts
buildings (structures)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
cows
dog (animal)
herdsmen
horse (animal)
lakes (bodies of water)
mountains
pastoral
Picture
Landscape
Oil on Canvas
Pastoral
Landscape
Lake
Mountain
Aquaduct
Unidentified Building
Herdsman
Cow
Dog
Horse
Landscape

Inscription

Inscribed: ""P.V. Bemiel, 1719"" on reverse of canvas.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

30.125 x 40.25 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1936.123

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