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- Pieter van Bloemen
- Landscape with Herdsmen and Animals in front of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome
- NG 1014
Pieter van Bloemen (Flemish, 1657 - 1720)
Pieter van Bloemen was a Flemish artist, and master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke. A prolific painter, he was at the height of his career during an extended stay in Rome from 1687-1692. He mostly painted landscapes with figures and animals either travelling or at rest, although he also painted military and genre scenes. Van Bloemen?s landscapes are imbued with a distinctly `Roman? atmosphere, his figures and animals are often placed in scenes that include the ancient ruins. In Rome, he joined the Schildersbent, a confraternity of Dutch and Flemish artists who called themselves `Bentveughels? (birds of a feather) and assigned each other mocking nicknames. Van Bloemen?s was `Standaart? (meaning banner or flag), undoubtedly because of the standards he included in his military paintings.
