Regular Tour: In Golden Light
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exhibition
Italy, rich in art and culture with a mild climate, has attracted artists from other countries, especially those from the north, for centuries. In the 17th century, this included many Dutch and Flemish artists, who over several generations settled in Italian cities and landscapes, primarily Rome and the surrounding Campagna, to live and paint at least temporarily. From about 1640, some of them specialized in the now-independent genre of landscape painting popular since around 1600, such as Jan Both, Adam Pynacker, and Jan Asselijn. They organized themselves locally into communities, the most famous of which were the Roman Bentvueghels (flock of birds). Pieter Bodding van Laer gathered a group called the Bamboccianti around him. Upon returning to the Netherlands, these Italian-inspired artists were quickly successful, as their works stood out from the Dutch, cooler northern landscapes or the darker genre scenes. An example of this is Utrecht's Cornelis van Poelenburgh, who painted Italianate landscapes with mythological, pastoral, or biblical scenes. They influenced colleagues like Nicolaes Berchem and Jan Wijnants, who, without ever having been to Italy, took up the new style. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to relate works by the main representatives of the long-overlooked Dutch Italianists. The paintings are part of a Luxembourg private collection and have never been shown publicly.
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Villa Vauban
18 Avenue Emile Reuter
2420 Luxembourg
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