Classical Landscape

Giovanni Angelo Canini

Associated Names
Giovanni Angelo Canini

Artist, Roman, 1609 - 1666

The image shows a landscape with gently rolling hills in the distance, trees and foliage with varied textures in the foreground, and a high horizon intersecting the tops of the hills. The drawing is done with soft brushstrokes using an earthy color palette and red chalk lines for warmth. The sky blends into the landscape, creating a serene atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 24.4 x 36 cm (9 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
    support: 35.3 x 47.2 cm (13 7/8 x 18 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.62.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Yvonne Tan Bunzl

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 31 (as Domenichino).

1985

  • Landscape Drawings from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985.

Inscriptions

in later hand, upper center verso: Guercino / Agostino Caracci (crossed out); center right verso: WANTED FOR 11TH; lower right verso: 39 52 / TRIM / FROM / RED LINES

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q64572302

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