Southern Landscape with Bathers, 1688 – 1716

Title

Southern Landscape with Bathers

Painter

• Cornelis Huysmans
• Jan Baptiste Huysmans

Period Produced

• 17th century
• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on canvas, lined, edges sealed with paper on all sides, at least at top painting surface turned over stretcher

Material

• canvas

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1895 as a gift by Josephine and Anton Brentano

Genre

• landscape

Main Motif

• bathing scene
• copse
• building
• man
• group of people
• animal
• Italy

Primary

• 25H landscapes
• 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone
• 25H114 low hill country
• 31D14 adult man
• 31A231 standing figure
• 31A235 sitting figure
• 31A545 taking a bath

Secondary

• 25H211 spring, source of river or stream
• 25H112 rocks
• 25G11 groups of trees
• 47I2211 herd, flock
• 47I211 bovine cattle
• 25H113 (high) hill
• 26A clouds
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)