This painting was made after Knip had returned home from France and Italy and could consider himself a fully trained painter. Animals and architecture play an important role in his carefully composed landscapes. This fantasy landscape seems to be Italian: the light is southern and behind the rocks with climbing goats a deep valley and mountains appear.
Specifications
| Title | Italian landscape with goats |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 47,7 cm Height 60,4 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Josephus Augustus Knip
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| Accession number | 1406 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1869 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1869 |
| Creation date | in 1817 |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Josephus Augustus Knip
Tilburg 1777 - Berlicum 1847
Josephus Augustus Knip initially worked as wallpaper painter in the studio of his father Nicolaas Frederik. In 1801 he travelled to Paris and in 1808 won the...
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