Probably by Crescenzio Onofri, 'Landscape with Figures', probably 1670-1712
About the work
Overview
We look across a vast landscape. In the middle of the scene, a washerwoman walks along a dirt track, her clothing bright in the sun. Beyond her, further up the mountain, a shepherd drives his flock onward; in the foreground, two pairs of figures chat.
This large-scale picture was probably painted by Crescenzio Onofri, a pupil of the landscape artist Dughet. The artist has incorporated trees to frame the scene, and a winding path and sweeping valley to lead our eye through the composition. Warm browns in the foreground gradually change to cool blues and greys in the mountains, creating a sense of distance.
Onofri moved from Rome to Florence in the 1690s. He collaborated with others artists, who added figures to his landscapes; Francesco Petrucci probably worked on these ones. The companion piece to this painting, Landscape with Fishermen, is also in the National Gallery’s collection.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Landscape with Figures
- Artist
- Probably by Crescenzio Onofri
- Artist dates
- 1640s - after 1712
- Date made
- probably 1670-1712
- Medium and support
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 171.5 × 246.4 cm
- Acquisition credit
- Presented by Philip Pusey, 1849
- Inventory number
- NG2723
- Location
- Not on display
- Collection
- Main Collection
- Previous owners
Provenance
Additional information
Text extracted from the ‘Provenance’ section of the catalogue entry in Martin Davies, ‘National Gallery Catalogues: French School’, London 1957; for further information, see the full catalogue entry.
Bibliography
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1946Martin Davies, National Gallery Catalogues: French School, London 1946
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1957Martin Davies, National Gallery Catalogues: French School, 2nd edn (revised), London 1957
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2001
C. Baker and T. Henry, The National Gallery: Complete Illustrated Catalogue, London 2001
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