Dirck van der Lisse
A classical Roman landscape with sleeping nymphs
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May 25, 07:43 PM GMT
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20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Dirck van der Lisse
The Hague 1607 - 1669
A classical Roman landscape with sleeping nymphs
oil on panel
panel: 9 ½ by 16 ⅛ in.; 24.1 by 41 cm.
framed: 13 ½ by 20 in.; 34.3 by 50.8 cm.
Anonymous sale ("Property from a Private Collection, London"), London, Sotheby's, 12 July 2001, lot 174;
Thereafter acquired by the present owner.
A pupil of Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594/5-1667), Dirck van der Lisse was active in Delft from 1625-26, then lived between Utrecht and The Hague. His reputation among his contemporaries is testified to by the prestigious commission he received from Frederick Hendrick, Prince of Orange for a decorative scheme at Huis Honselaarsdijk, situated to the south of The Hague, in collaboration with Van Poelenburgh and Gijsbert Gillisz. de Hondecoeter (1603/4-53).1 Van der Lisse's most distinctive compositions are vast, imaginary landscapes such as the present work, imbued with creative vitality and enchanting pictorial allure. Golden, hazy light diffuses across the landscape and unifies the overall composition, reminiscent of Jan Both who had returned to Holland from Italy by 1646 and whose work may also have been an influence on van der Lisse. As noted by Marijke de Kinkelder in 2001, this work compares favorably to a signed panel by the artist depicting Nymphs in a Landscape in the Prinz zu Salm collection in Anholt (inv.no. 408).