The Lake of Zurich

The Lake of Zurich

SK-A-1709

signature: ‘Hackaert.’

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.

painter: Jan Hackaert

c. 1660

olieverf op doek

height 82 cm x width 145 cm

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

purchase 1898-01

Public domain

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200109342