JAN BOTH (DUTCH 1610-1652)TRAVELLERS IN AN ITALIANATE LANDSCAPESigned (lower right)73 x 108cm (28½ x 42½ in.)Provenance:Collection of Prince Wenzel Alois von Kaunitz, Vienna (1774-1848)His sale, Artaria & Cie., Vienna, 13 March 1820, lot 13V. A. von Adamovics, Vienna, cat. 1856, no. 29, gallery number 121sold to Wertheimer for 500 FlorinsCollection of Count Samuel von Festetics de Tolna (1806-1862), ViennaHis sale, Artaria & Altmann, Vienna, 11 April 1859, lot 54Private collection, FranceSale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 24 April 2018, lot 115Literature:C. Hofstede de Groot, Die Holländischen Maler des 17. Jahrhunderts, vol. IX, 1926, p. 511, n. 342This painting dates to the 1640s, the artist's most influential period, which coincided with his sojourn in Rome. Here, Both - following in the footsteps of Claude Lorrain - captures the beauty of the Roman countryside, with its golden light and expansive plains. His landscapes, alongside the works of contemporaries such as Jan Asselijn and Nicolaes Berchem, were highly sought after and collected internationally. They resonated with the pastoral ideals that enjoyed renewed popularity at the time across music, literature, and the visual arts-ideals deeply rooted in the enduring influence of Virgil's widely circulated Georgics.This work has previously been attributed to Jan Both by Dr. Frits Duparc.
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