Italian Landscape with Draughtsman

About this artwork

…; sale, Quiryn van Biesum (1656-1719, Rotterdam), Rotterdam (auction house not known), 18 October 1719, no. 127 (‘Beelden, Teekenaars, Reizigers, enz. […] h 6v., br. 8 v. [169.9 x 226.5 cm]’), fl. 225;{G. Hoet, _Catalogus of naamlyst van schilderyen, met derzelver pryzen zedert een langen reeks van jaaren zoo in Holland als op andere plaatzen in het openbaar verkogt: Benevens een verzameling van lysten van verscheyden nog in wezen zynde cabinetten_, I, The Hague 1752, p. 233, no. 127.}…; sale, ...

About the Artist

Jan Both · 1618–1652

Jan Both was born in Utrecht around 1618 into an artistically rich environment: his father was a glass painter, and his brother Andries was also a painter with whom he would collaborate during their formative years in Italy. Jan trained under Abraham Bloemaert, one of the most versatile and influential artists working in Utrecht, before traveling to Rome — a journey that would prove decisive for h...