Matthias Withoos Amersfoort 1627 - 1703 Hoorn

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

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Description

Matthias Withoos
A parkland landscape with a peacock perched beside hollyhocks and morning glory in the foreground before a classical urn, a fountain beyond
signed with monogram to the centre right: M f
oil on canvas

Catalogue Note

Withoos was a pupil of Jacob van Campen (1595-1657) and then Otto Marseus van Schrieck (1619/20-1678) to whom his style remained much indebted. He was made a master of the Amsfoort guild in 1647. In the following year he travelled to Italy with Schrieck and Willem van Aelst (1627-1687). While in Rome he became a member of the Schildersbent and attracted some important patrons Cardinal Leopoldo de' Medici amongst others. The present view was mostly likely to have been painted after his return to Holland in 1653.