Italianate Landscape with Castle
Medium
Black chalk on buff laid paper, laid down on buff laid paper
Dimensions
23.8 × 26.5 cm (9 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81402
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings collection, *Italianate Landscape with Castle is a delicate black chalk drawing on buff laid paper, attributed the Circle of Adria Frans Boudewyns Measuring just 23.8 × 26.5 cm, this undated work (n.d.) captures an imagined vista of sunlit hills, a majestic castle perched on cliffs, and winding paths evoking the grandeur of Italy—hallmarks of 17th-century Flemish landscape fantasy. Adriaen Frans Boudes (1644–1711), a Flemish master, popularized these "Italianate" scenes among Northern European artists, blending meticulous detail with p...