The roman "campagna" was the countryside around rome. From the 17th century, it had been a favored subject for the depiction of an idealized, timeless world inhabited by nymphs and shepherds. Jan frans van bloemen, a flemish painter who settled in rome and specialized in landscapes, painted such subjects. The costumes of the figures are suggestive of classical antiquity. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: between circa 1700 and circa 1740 (Baroque). Place of creation: Rome, Italy. Dimensions: Painted surface: height: 35.4 cm (13.9 in); width: 25.2 cm (9.9 in); depth: 1.3 cm (0.5 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Jan Frans van Bloemen - Landscape of the Roman "Campagna" - Walters 371780
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