Architectural Capriccio

1693 · Private collection

landscape

The painting shows an extravagant architectural capriccio with a state barge on a canal and Pharaoh's daughter finding Moses. It is related to a group of works by Gutiérrez depicting biblical subjects set within grandiose mannerist architectural settings. These include a set of six capriccios depicting Joseph in Heliopolis, the Arc of the Covenant, the Judgment of Solomon, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, the Betrothal of the Virgin, and Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee, all now in the Colegiata at Villagarcia de Campos (Valladolid).

About the Artist

Francisco Gutiérrez Cabello

1616 – 1670

Spanish painter. He resided in Madrid for the greater part of his life. It is not known under whom he trained. He was influenced by Juan de la Corte and by Flemish prints of the works by Hans Vredeman de Vries. He painted architectural perspectives with biblical and evangelical scenes.

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