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Regelmäßige Führung: In goldenem Licht

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sun. 27 Oct.

15h00-16h00

For many centuries, Italy, rich in art and culture and with its mild climate, captivated artists from other countries, especially from the north. In the 17th century, this included many Dutch and Flemish artists, several generations of whom went to Italian cities and landscapes, preferably Rome and the surrounding Campagna, to live and paint there at least temporarily.
From around 1640, some of them specialized in landscape painting, which had been popular as a separate genre since around 1600, including Jan Both (1615/22–1652), Adam Pynacker (1620–1673) and Jan Asselijn (1610–1652). The artists organized themselves locally into communities, the most famous of which were the Roman "Bentvueghels" ("flock of birds"). Their member, Pieter Bodding van Laer (1599–1642), in turn gathered the group of "Bamboccianti" around himself.

After their return to the Netherlands, the "Italians" were quickly successful because their work stood out from the Dutch, Nordic, cool landscapes or the rather gloomy genre scenes. One example of this is Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594/95–1667) from Utrecht, who painted Italianate landscapes with mythological, pastoral or biblical scenes. The artists also influenced colleagues such as Nicolaes Berchem (1620–1683) and Jan Wijnants (1631/32–1684), who adopted the new style without ever having been to Italy.