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| Title | Italian Landscape | |
| Alternative Title | Landscape with Figures beside a Ruined Colonnade | |
| Collection | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Kelvingrove Museum | |
| Artist | Attributed to Italian (Neapolitan) School Previously attributed to manner of Zuccarelli, Franco (Italian painter, 1702-1788) Previously attributed to Italian (Venetian) School |
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| Date Earliest | possibly 1750 | |
| Date Latest | possibly 1800 | |
| Description | The poor condition of this work with extensive abrasion to the paint layer resulting in great loss of detail makes it difficult to assess. A long time attribution to Francesco Zuccarelli (1702-1788) was changed into 18th century Venetian by Buchanan in 1970. However, the style of the work seems closer to 18th century Neapolitan landscape painting in the tradition of Leonardo Coccorante and Salvatore Rosa, and e.g. Carlo Bonavia (active Naples 1751-1788). Bonavia's work comprises many idealised landscapes and capricci; imaginary landscapes featuring existing ruins or other landmarks in the Naples region, and shows similarities with the Glasgow Italian Landscape. | |
| Current Accession Number | 920 | |
| Subject | landscape (Italian) | |
| Measurements | 97.5 x 134.6 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by T. Graham Young in memory of his father James Young 1900. | |
| Publications | Catalogue Descriptive and Historical of the Pictures in the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum Kelvingrove, compiled by James Paton, Superintendent of the Corporation Museums and Art Galleries, Glasgow, 1902, n. 1130, p. 181, as by Francesco Zuccarelli, Royal Academy, 1702 - 1788, Italian; Catalogue (Illustrated) of the Old Masters Dutch, Flemish, Italian 1500-1700, Introduction by T.C.F. Bratchie, Corporation of Glasgow, Art Galleries and Museums, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, 1922, pp. 119-20, as by Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-1788, Italian; Catalogue Descriptive and Historical of the Pictures in the Glasgow Art Galleries and Museums, Introduction by James Eggleton, Glasgow, 1935, pp. 349-50, as by Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-1788, Italian; Catalogue of Italian Paintings with which is included a small group of Spanish Pictures, Illustrations, Introduction by George Buchanan, Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, 1970, p. 77, repr. b/w, as Landscape with figures beside a ruined colonnade; | |
| Notes | Label on back of canvas, 3½ x 5 ins, white red borders, ‘No.16 Zuccharelli' | |
| Rights Owner | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums) | |
| Author | Dr Erma Hermens | |