Herberg bij de Grotta della Ninfa Egeria
Medium
etching
Dimensions
127; 180
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso linksonder, gestempeld: Lugt 240
About the Artist
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
Probably was apprenticed in Amsterdam. He was one of the early Dutch italianates, that is, northern artists who travelled to Italy in the 1620s and were inspired by southern landscapes. On his return, he settled in Amsterdam and his landscapes were developed as more severe and monumental, often with historical subjects; strongly influenced by the Pre-Rembrandtists. Comment on works: Landscapes; Ru...