Mountain Landscape with a Distant Vista

Guercino, c. 1640 - c. 1650

Guercino made landscape drawings purely for his own pleasure. They bear no relation to his altarpieces and numerous other paintings. While the compositions likely sprang from his imagination, some are reminiscent of the landscape around Cento, the artist’s birthplace. Executed in pen and ink only, they follow in the tradition of Italian landscape drawings, such as those by Titian and Domenico Campagnola.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1981-56
  • Dimensionsheight 274 mm x width 423 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen in bruin

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Mountain Landscape with a Distant Vista

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1981-56

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Guercino

  • Dating

    c. 1640 - c. 1650

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen in bruin

  • Dimensions

    height 274 mm x width 423 mm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    I.Q. van Regteren Altena Bequest, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1981

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer N. Beets, Amsterdam, fl. 55, to Prof. Dr Johannes Quirijn van Regteren Altena (1899-1980) Amsterdam;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 63 other drawings, to the museum, 1981

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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