Bartholomeus BREENBERGH (1599-1657)
Paysage des bords du Tibre près de Rome  Circa 1625-1630
Dimensions 18x26cm - Aquarelle et encre sur papier signée « BB », en bas vers la gauche

The Paul Getty Museum mentions that “Breenbergh belonged to the first
generation of Dutch Italianates, artists who traveled to Italy in the
1620s and were inspired by its light and atmosphere. With Cornelis van
Poelenburgh, whose early style is very similar, Breenbergh helped to
bring the Italianate tradition of landscape to the Netherlands,
reflecting a fascination on the part of northern European artists with
Italian landscapes rather than with the local topography. In Holland by
1633, Breenbergh specialized in scenes including Roman ruins, based on
his drawings of Italy…. After 1645 he turned from landscape to
narrative scenes and later painted portraits as well. By 1652 his
productivity had dropped significantly; he may have become a merchant”.