Classical Landscape with Architecture
About this artwork
This type of painting, known as a capriccio or invention, is characteristic of Norie senior's ideal landscapes. It has all the essential ingredients to make a picturesque scene: lush foliage, a tranquil lake, a distant mountain, a rutted track, classical ruins and figures for human interest. Norie often borrowed motifs from a variety of engraved sources. The classical ruins in this painting come from a view of the Colosseum by the Roman view painter and architect Panini. The dimensions of the painting suggest that it was designed to fit over a doorway or to be inserted into a wall.
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title:Classical Landscape with Architecture
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accession number:NG 1768
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:1736
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measurements:68.00 x 136.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1931
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
James Norie senior
James Norie senior
James Norie and two of his sons, James and Robert, made their names as decorative landscape painters. Some of their works were commissioned as topographical records of specific locations but most of their paintings are imaginative, idealised views. These were strongly influenced by the classical landscapes of Claude Lorraine and…