Horsemen in a Landscape
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne
Accession Number
1948-118-130
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
### Horsemen in a Landscape into the sweeping vistas of *Horsemen in a*, a captivating work by Italian artist Alessio De March (1684–1754). Created between 1740 and 1750, during the artist's mature years, this painting falls squarely within the 18th-century of Italian landscape art. De Marchis, active in Rome, contributed to a genre that celebrated the grandeur of nature, often infusing scenes with dynamic human elements like the riders here, evoking a sense of movement and exploration across expansive terrain. Though the medium remains unidentified amid ongoing research, the classification...