1276 - Adriaen Frans Boudewijns and Pieter Bout (1644 Brussels – 1711 there; and c. 1640/45 Brussels – after 1689 there), attributed to;

Adriaen Frans Boudewijns and Pieter Bout (1644 Brussels – 1711 there; and c. 1640/45 Brussels – after 1689 there), attributed to; Italian Landscape with Shepherds and Travelers Views of a picturesque river landscape with imaginative architecture, enlivened by boats and a rich array of figures and animals on an old stone bridge and a path extending into the foreground. An atmospheric landscape characteristic of Boudewijns in composition, subject matter, and style. Boudewijns skillfully employed color perspective and dramatic light contrasts to lend his paintings greater spatial depth. The painter studied under Ignatius van der Stock in Brussels in 1665–66 and, beginning in 1666, under Adam van der Meulen in Paris, who had a strong influence on him. Boudewijns, who was active in Paris until 1678 or 1681, particularly enjoyed depicting tree-lined, mountainous, or southern, Italianate landscapes, as documented in a series of comparable paintings held by the RKD in The Hague. As in this painting, the figure elements were usually executed by Pieter Bout. Oil on canvas, relined; 45.5 cm x 58.5 cm. Framed. Oil on canvas, relined.