Arcadisch landschap met reizigers
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
325; 263
About this artwork
Commissioned by Jacob van Ghesel jr. (1732-1792), for the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam, c. 1771; his nephew, Jacob van Ghesel Jansz. (1764-1803), with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam; purchased from whom, with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam, by Abraham Bredius (1731-1804), 1798; his son, Abraham Bredius (1781-1863), with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam; his daughter, Aleida Elisabeth Bredius (1805-86) and his son, Johannes Jacobus Bredius (1808-94), with the house Herengracht...
Art Historical Context
**Arcadisch landschap met reizigersArcadian Landscape with Travelers Jurriaan Andriessen 1771 Oil on canvas, × 263 cm Step into an idyllic vision of pastoral harmony with Jurriaan Andriessen *Arcadisch landschap met reizigers*, grand oil-on-canvas painting from 1771. This monumental work, measuring over three meters tall, captures travelers winding through a lush, classical landscape—evoking the mythical Arcadian ideal of serene countryside bliss inspired by ancient poetry. Andriessen, a prominent Dutch artist of the late 18th century, specialized in romantic landscapes that blended no...
About the Artist
Jurriaan Andriessen
A painter and draftsman known mostly for his painted wallpapers. He eventually owned his own successful factory; his designs followed the prevailing 18th-century taste for arcadian and native Dutch landscapes with small figures, and especially for decorative architecture. He was active in the Amsterdam Tekenacademie, first as a student, then as a teacher, and, by 1784, as co-director with Cornelis...