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Description: | A ruined building in the right corner of the painting leads the eye to the distant mountains in the background. Figures gather for shelter around the building, bringing variety and interest to the composition. This view reflects the interest in depicting Italianate landscapes that was growing in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Italian landscape was appreciated for its poetic and Arcadian qualities, which here have been emphasised by the inclusion of a ruined building. Such views were particularly popular as souvenirs with young aristocrats undertaking the Grand Tour. | Subjects: | landscape; buildings and gardens (ruined house) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Pagano, Michele (Italian painter, ca.1697-1732) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8905... | Go to resource |
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