Italienische Küstenlandschaft,

um 1670

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

107 x 119 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Französische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

400

Acquisition

Aus der Kurfürstlichen Galerie München

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Jean François Millet (gen. Francisque), Italienische Küstenlandschaft, um 1670, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/5RGQJWp4z3 (Last updated on 13.06.2022)

In the foreground a woman is picking oranges from a tree while three children sit in the shade it provides. In the background huge storm clouds are gathering. Whether the figures are a mythological reference or not remains to be answered. Stylistically this work by Millet shows a close relationship to the late paintings of Nicolas Poussin. His treatment of light in this southern landscape, however, has a quality of its very own—even though the artist never actually went to Italy.