Arcadian Landscape with an Obelisk
Artist
Juriaan Andriessen
(Dutch, 1742 – 1819)
Datec. 1800
CultureDutch
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Sisler/Mary Sisler Foundation, 1976
Object numberSN954.5
Andriessen and his workshop specialized in creating suites of large-scale murals made to decorate elegant homes in Amsterdam. This group of murals depicts Arcadian Landscapes. Arcadia was a mythical realm inhabited by shepherds, nymphs, and satyrs. In this rustic and secluded imaginary region, life was simple yet happy.
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On viewLocation
DimensionsFrame: 138 3/4 x 60 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (352.4 x 153.7 x 5.7 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 15, Wall South
Image: 136 1/4 x 58 1/2 in. (346.1 x 148.6 cm)
H. Buckland
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