Italian Landscape with Resting Herdman
Willem de Heusch
1650 - 1692
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
6; 56; 40
About this artwork
signatuur, midden onder: ‘GDHeusch’
About the Artist
Willem de Heusch · 1625–1692
Painted in the style of the Dutch Italianates. In 1656 at the age of 18, he left for Italy, where he remained for several years. He was a pupil of Jan Both, whose teachings he would always retain. He returned to Holland an older man, and there he continued to paint landscapes with ruins. He was one of the most acknowledged representatives of the Dutch Italianates and preceded the arrival of the gr...