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Italianate Landscape; Horatius de Hooch (fl. 1652-92), Dutch; c.1665; 1964.001
Name/Title
Italianate Landscape
Italianate Landscape
About this object
In the Seventeenth Century many Dutch artists travelled to Italy as part of their training The viewer is drawn to contemplate the destination of the traveller in the red coat as he rides along the winding road with plenty of luggage, among castles on either side of the river.
This is possibly the only work by de Hooch in New Zealand.
In the Seventeenth Century many Dutch artists travelled to Italy as part of their training The viewer is drawn to contemplate the destination of the traveller in the red coat as he rides along the winding road with plenty of luggage, among castles on either side of the river.
This is possibly the only work by de Hooch in New Zealand.
Maker
Horatius de Hooch (fl. 1652-92), Dutch
Horatius de Hooch (fl. 1652-92), Dutch
Date Made
c.1665
c.1665
Medium and Materials
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
Measurements
86.5 x 100.5 cm
86.5 x 100.5 cm
Collection
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection
Credit Line
From the Estate of T.A. Kerr in 1964.
From the Estate of T.A. Kerr in 1964.
Object Type
Painting
Painting
Object number
1964.001
1964.001
