Rijksmuseum

Het meer van Zürich

Date

c. 1660

Medium

canvas, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Hackaert belongs to the Dutch Italianates, the name given to painters able to capture the golden sunlight of Italy. It is unclear whether he ever actually travelled to Italy. What is certain is that he lived for many years in Switzerland, where he made drawings in the environs of Zurich. He relied on such studies for this panoramic view – it is one of the earliest topographical renderings of the Alps.

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