Jacob van Huchtenburg
A capriccio with figures resting near the pyramind of🌺 Gaius Cestius and the Borghese Vase
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December 16, 02:56 PM GMT
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3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Jacob van Huchtenburg
Haarlem 1639 - 1675 Amsterdam
A capriccio with figures resting near the pyramind of Gaius Cestius and the Borghese Vase
indistinctly signed lower right
oil on canvas
unframed: 42 x 52 cm.; 16½ x 20½ in.;
framed: 60.8 x 70.6 cm.; 24 x 27⅞ in.
Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 16 November 2005, lot 94 (as attributed to Jacob van Huchtenburg).
During his short career, Haarlem painter Jacob van Huchtenburg travelled to Italy, where he was inspired to paint capricci. In this painting, Van Huchtenburg shows figures resting and conversing by the pyramid of Gaius Cestius and among other Roman monuments. The influence of his compatriot, Nicolaes Berchem, can be seen in the staffage and in his use of light.