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Begeyn, Abraham
Goats in an Italian Landscape Chèvres dans un paysage italien
around 1665 v. 1665

Sunny Italianate landscapes found favour with Dutch consumers as a pleasant antidote to urban life. Abraham Begeyn worked in Leiden and Amsterdam but traveled widely, ending his career at the Brandenburg court in Berlin. This painting was probably completed after a sojourn in Rome and Naples. Evening light catches the leaves of a large thistle at left, but a lively goat claims centre stage. A shepherd couple shelter in a hollow nearby.

Begeyn, Abraham
Leiden, Netherlands 1637-Berlin, Germany 1697 Leiden, Netherlands 1637-Berlin, Germany 1697
Goats in an Italian Landscape Chèvres dans un paysage italien
around 1665 v. 1665
Oil on canvas Huile sur toile
height / width: 45.00 x 55.30 cm; 17.72 x 21.77 in.
Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 1986 Don d'Alfred et Isabel Bader, 1986
29-125

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