Miles Barton Art and Interiors has dated this 18th Century Italian Landscape to the 18th Century.
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Framed: 108 x 84 cm (42 ½ x 33 in)
Provenance: A country house, Warwickshire, England
By the 18th century it was a major source of inspiration to all artists living or passing through, not least because the aristocratic ‘grand tourists’ wanted a view or two to take back home with them. Hackert was a landscape painter who had come to Rome by way of Germany and Paris, where he had been influenced and inspired by the works of Claude Vernet. His paintings were popular and encouraged other painters to adopt a similar style that was both dramatic yet easy on the eye.
This view is a striking example of this. The craggy rock formations divert the cascades, so the water tumbles and sprays before crashing to a lower pool. A calmer, more pastoral scene is evident in the forground which is more typical of the French landscape tradition, with its roots in the works of Claude Lorrain and Vernet. A farmer prompts his cattle to drink from the waters and move on; washer women are finishing their tasks with the help of their children; on horses, an elegant couple is passing, taking in the sights of the Falls. In the distance the ancient temple of Vesta perches, subtley acting as an anchor point.
Miles Barton Art and Interiors has dated this 18th Century Italian Landscape to the 18th Century.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
British and european pictures and works of art from the 17th to 20th century
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The Waterfalls at Tivoli; Landscape Circle of Johann Philipp Hackert Circa 1780
