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We look down a gentle incline towards a calm lake. The buildings dotted around it are made small by the steeply sloped mountain that towers above them, emphasising man’s fragility in the face of nature’s grandeur and power. In the foreground peasants rest and cattle gather at the water’s edge.
The scene is filled with a golden Italianate light, though the landscape itself is almost certainly fictitious. The broken and silhouetted branches growing out of the rocky outcrop on the left are typical of Rosa’s landscapes, and were likely included to emulate his style.
Title
A Coastal Scene
Date
probably 18th century
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 88.9 x W 118.8 cm
Accession number
NG935
Acquisition method
Wynn Ellis Bequest, 1876
Work type
Painting
