Mountain Landscape with Washerwomen and a Fisherman

1762/1765

Francesco Zuccarelli

Associated Names
Francesco Zuccarelli

Artist, Venetian, 1702 - 1788

The image depicts a landscape from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is high in the image, just below the sky, with distant rocky hilltops and small buildings among trees. The brushwork is detailed, showing textures of rocks, vegetation, and water. The color palette is earthy and subdued with browns, greens, and grays dominating, complemented by hints of blue and red in the clothing of figures and the sky. Closest to us are figures near buildings and a stream, with more buildings and rocks visible in the distance, creating a sense of depth.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, England; John Morton Morris; gift 1990 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, and National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, 265, 515, no. 170 (repro. p. 265, color)(entry by Olimpia Theodoli).

2014

  • The Poetry of Light - La poesia della luce: Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, Museo Correr, Venice, Venice, 2014 - 2015, no. 82.

Bibliography

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: 100-101.

1994

  • The Glory of Venice. Exh. cat. Royal Academy of Arts, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museo del Settecento Veneziano - Ca'Rezzonico, Venice; Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, 1994-1995: 265, 515, no. 170.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 1056.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: F Zuccarelli / View of Tivoli

Wikidata ID

Q64562442

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