A.J Strutt, Pair of Views of the Roman Landscapes, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century

Decorative pair of framed landscape paintings by M. Day, each depicting a romantic European riverside castle scene. The works are presented in richly ornamented gilt frames with rais...

Landscapes, Xalapa, Mexico. Pair of oils on canvas. Spanish school, around 1840. Provenance: Conde de la Cortina collection, Jalapa, Mexico. Couple of landscapes framed within the Spanish school of the first half of the 19th century, with a clear romantic affiliation. Both evidence the knowledge of the Dutch classicist landscape, one of the main influences on the Spanish romantic landscape. Thus, we see compositions in "V", closed on the sides and open in the center, very low horizons that allow a wide development of the sky, spaces built in depth based on successive planes subtly differentiated by light and color, and small figures perfectly integrated into the natural setting. In addition, the skies are scenographic and dramatic, with low clouds behind which the golden light characteristic of the classicist landscape filters. One of the most radical aspects of romantic painting was the attempt to replace large canvases with historical or religious themes with landscapes. They wanted the pure landscape, almost figureless or totally devoid of them, to achieve the heroic significance of history painting. They were based on the idea that human feeling and nature should be complementary, one reflected in the other. In other words, the landscape should arouse emotion and transmit ideas. Thus, landscapers like the author of these canvases tried to express their feelings through the landscape, instead of imitating it. The romantic landscape had two main aspects: the dramatic one, with turbulent and fantastic views, and the naturalistic one, which emphasized images of a peaceful and serene nature. This second conception is what we see embodied in these works; the painter tries to communicate a religious reverence for the landscape, nature in its fullness. In fact, the author's own use of light here conveys a foggy, cloudy, dreamlike atmosphere that invites the viewer to meditate and contemplate himself in the landscape. The romantic landscape is constituted, however, by manifestations of very different types and not comparable to each other; it does not affect all national schools equally, staying more faithful to tradition in schools such as the French or the Dutch. Thus, in this canvas we do not find the grandiose scenery of the British and Germans, the steep mountains or the monumental Gothic ruin...

Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome is an original pair of oil on canvas realized in the Second Half 19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas, mounted on panel. Minor damage to ...

Charming pair of 19th-century oil paintings depicting views of Rome, beautifully executed in the tradition of the Grand Tour and Italian landscape painting. These evocative compositi...

A most charming and small scale pair of Italian early 19th century Oil on Canvas and Giltwood paintings of Roman landmarks. The two colorful and intricately detailed painting depict ...

A wonderfully atmospheric pair of Mid-18th Century Roman landscapes, attributed to Paolo Anesi (1697–1773).  Depicting idealised views of the Roman Campagna, with rocky outcrops, ca...

This is a beautiful pair of antique gilt framed architectural view oil on board paintings by Lewis J Wood (British 1813 -1901), signed and inscribed on labels verso, dating from the ...

Pair of Northern Italian landscape paintings from the second half of the 19th century, attributed to the Milanese painter Giovan Battista Lelli (1827–1887). The two compositions depi...

A beautiful oil on canvas painting by Guido Agostini, Italian, 1865-1898, late 19th century in date. The sensitively painted landscape shows a girl on a country road with the cit...

A spectacular and extremely well executed pair of Italian mid 18th century Old Master oil on canvas paintings of ruins. Each painting displays wonderful perspectives, exceptional arc...