Roman Landscape
1601 to 1650
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1974.54.2
Art Historical Context
Gaspard Dughet'sRoman Landscape*, an etching from the mid-17th century (. 1601–1650), captures the timeless beauty of the Roman countryside, a hallmark of the artist's oeuvre. Dughet, a French painter active in Rome and brother-in-law to Nicolas Poussin, mastered the classical landscape tradition, blending idealized nature with subtle classical ruins. This print, acquired through the Ailsa Mellon Fund for the National Gallery of Art Department of Prints (CG-E), exemplifies his to evoke the grandeur of ancient Rome amid lush, atmospheric scenery. Etching, Dughet's chosen medium here, was a rev...
About the Artist
Gaspard Dughet · 1615–1675
He was famed as a distinguished landscape painter working in Rome in the 17th century, painting decorative frescoes and easel paintings for major Roman patrons, including Pope Innocent X and the Colonna family. He is linked to a new genre of landscape, the storm scene, however his most characteristic works depict the beauty of the scenery around Rome, particularly near Tivoli. He was particularly ...