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| Title | Herdsmen and Cattle among Ruins | |
| Collection | Beecroft Art Gallery, Westcliff-on-Sea | |
| Artist | Attributed to school of Berchem, Nicolaes (Dutch painter, printmaker, and draftsman, 1620-1683) Previously attributed to Berchem, Nicolaes (Dutch painter, printmaker, and draftsman, 1620-1683) Previously attributed to Zuccarelli, Franco (Italian painter, 1702-1788) |
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| Date Earliest | possibly about 1700 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1740 | |
| Description | This work was painted by an eighteenth century follower of the Dutch Italianate artist Nicholas Berchem (1620-1683). It is unclear whether Berchem ever actually visited Italy, but he left a large body of work, mainly landscapes suffused by the rich, golden light typical of Dutch Italianate painting. | |
| Current Accession Number | SOUAG:B43 | |
| Subject | landscape; figure; animal (cattle) | |
| Measurements | 61.5 x 51 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Walter G. Beecroft 1961. | |
| Provenance | Christies, 18 July 1952, lot 156, as 'Zuccarelli. A Landscape with ruins, peasants and animals at a stream', purchased by Kenneth Graham for £18. | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Millennium Exhibition, Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, 2000, cat. no. 25. | |
| Publications | Hunt, C., Highlights from the Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, 2000, p. 17, pl. 25. | |
| Rights Owner | Copyright Southend Borough Council | |
| Author | Dr Rachel Sloan | |