Stefano della Bella Campagna scene with artist sketching before 1647 etching National Gallery of Art, Washington DC |
Stefano della Bella Mounted peasant with a child in her arms (from Six Large Views of Rome and the Campagna) 1654 etching Art Institute of Chicago |
Stefano della Bella Two riders passing a flock (from Six Large Views of Rome and the Campagna) 1654 etching Art Institute of Chicago |
Jan Both View of the Tiber in the Campagna ca. 1644-52 etching National Galleries of Scotland |
Karel Dujardin Herdsman with an Ox, an Ass, and Sheep in the Campagna ca. 1661-64 oil on panel Royal Collection, Great Britain |
"Born in Amsterdam, Dujardin probably first went to Rome during the late 1640s. Despite his frequent travelling and ability to amalgamate various influences and styles, he retained a Dutch flavour in his paintings. The landscape is arid; the ground is rough and dry, with a few thin patches of grass, and the trees beyond the fence are sparse. The young herdsman and his dog cut two solitary figures with their backs turned away from the ox, ass and sheep. The boy is absorbed in the task of fixing his boot, his left hand pinching the leather. Dujardin reworked this detail to ensure that the angle of the boot was in correct perspective, but the original positioning of the foot slightly lower down is clear to the naked eye. The overall pose of the herdsman recalls the figure of the Spinario, a boy with a thorn in his foot, portrayed in classical sculpture."
– from curator's notes at the Royal Collection
Karel Dujardin Buildings and ruins in the Roman Campagna before 1678 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |
Claude Lorrain House in the Campagna before 1682 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
Claude Lorrain Pastoral caprice with the Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum ca. 1648 wash drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
Claude Lorrain View of the Roman Campagna from Tivoli ca. 1644-45 drawing British Museum |
"A view of the Roman Campagna from Tivoli, record of the painting in the Royal Collection [directly below]. The drawing corresponds closely to the painting, but is extended slightly on all four sides. Combined with the fact that the painting is about 4 x 7 cm smaller than its pendant, this suggests that it may have been cut down by these amounts."
– from curator's notes at the British Museum
Claude Lorrain View of the Roman Campagna from Tivoli ca. 1644-45 oil on canvas Royal Collection, Great Britain |
"The rich intensity of this evening landscape has been revealed by the recent conservation of this little-known painting. Unlike the majority of Claude's works, the picture has no other subject matter than the drama and beauty of the Campagna – the countryside around Rome. The landscape around Tivoli had been a popular sketching spot, particularly with Northern artists, since the end of the sixteenth century, and Claude's visits to the Roman Campagna were part of a well-established pattern. The landscape was filled with medieval and ancient ruins that were particularly attractive to artists. Frederick, Prince of Wales, whose collection included a number of Italianate landscape views by Claude and Gaspard Dughet, probably purchased this work. The painting hung in Buckingham House under George III, ca. 1774 in the King's dressing room and by 1817 in the Blue Velvet Room. By 1855 it had moved to the King's Bedroom, Windsor Castle." [It is visible in the watercolor view of that room directly below, located immediately to the right of the door.]
James Roberts King's State Bedchamber, Windsor Castle (as decorated for the visit of Napoleon III) 1855 watercolor Royal Collection, Great Britain |
attributed to Gaspard Dughet Fortified house in the Roman Campagna before 1675 drawing British Museum |
Abraham Genoels Italian landscape on the borders of the Roman Campagna ca. 1674-82 drawing British Museum |
Gaspar van Wittel View of the Roman Campagna ca. 1675-1700 drawing Morgan Library, New York |
Anonymous artist View of the Roman Campagna ca. 1680-90 watercolor Victoria & Albert Museum |