Jan van Huysum
Fantasy Landscape with Classical and Other Buildings
About this artwork
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artist:Jan van Huysum (1682 - 1749) Netherlandish
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title:Fantasy Landscape with Classical and Other Buildings
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen and grey wash on paper, laid down
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measurements:24.90 x 35.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy on loan 1966
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accession number:RSA 74
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Jan van Huysum
Jan van Huysum
Jan van Huysum was born in Amsterdam and trained with his father Justus, a flower painter. After his father died in 1716, he was soon recognised as the most important painter of flower still lifes of his time. Starting with dark backgrounds, he introduced more light in his paintings in the 1710s,...
