Italiaans landschap
J.G. Schieblius
1680 - 1720
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
52; 8.3; 66.5
About this artwork
signatuur, rechtsonder: ‘J.G. Schiebliu[s]’
Art Historical Context
**Italiaans landschap** (*Italian Landscape*), painted by J.G. Schieblius between 1680 and 1720, the enduring fascination of Dutch artists with Italy's sunlit vistas during the waning years of the Dutch Golden Age. Signed boldly in the lower right—"J.G. Schiebliu[s]"—this oil on canvas measures a modest 52 × 66.5 cm, making it an intimate piece ideal for a collector's cabinet. Housed in the Rijks, it exemplifies the Italianate landscape tradition, where Northern European painters evoked the grandeur of Rome's ruins, rolling hills, and luminous skies without necessarily visiting the peninsula. ...