Imaginary View of the Roman "Campagna", Jan Frans van Bloemen

The flemish painter jan frans van bloemen was one of many northern artists who settled in rome and specialized in landscape painting. The roman "campagna" was the countryside around rome, and, in the background of this scene, the sabine hills can be seen. Figures talk in the foreground; further back, sheep graze. Evoking the mood of pastoral poetry of antiquity, the scenery is represented as having an air of unchanging tranquility and is characteristic of the classical landscapes so popular during the 17th century. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1680 and 1720 (Baroque). Place of creation: Rome, Italy. Dimensions: Painted surface:; ; height: 97.8 cm (38.5 in); width: 135.5 cm (53.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Workshop of Jan Frans van Bloemen - Imaginary View of the Roman "Campagna" - Walters 37899