Figures in a Landscape
by BOUT, Pieter, Oil on copper, 10 x 16 cm
This small landscape on copper, showing figures in a landscape with ruins in the background, is typical of the idealising Italianate landscapes in the manner of Nicolaes Berchem which were one major aspect of Bout’s output. He also produced a substantial number of topographical views of cities in the Netherlands, which are much more realistic.