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Mediterranean Coastal Scene

1641 · Private collection

landscape

This painting depicts a Mediterranean coastal scene with fishermen, and a town in the background.

Mediterranean Coastal Scene

About the Artist

Herman Saftleven

1609 – 1685

Herman II Saftleven (1609-1685) and Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681), Dutch painters, brothers. The best-known members of the family of artists is Cornelis, who was influenced by Brouwer and Teniers, painted genre scenes of peasants and satirical pictures of animals dressed and acting like theologians and jurists. He also did landscapes with sheep and cattle grazing. Herman travelled in Germany and is best known for his highly finished panoramic views of the Moselle and Rhine rivers, done in a distinctive misty blue tonality.

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