# Italian Landscape

- By: Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem (Haarlem, 1620–1683)
- Date: 1656
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: depth 6.5 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-C-97--87a242bf55b4a79ad709be81c300ecd0)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/UqSFH/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Nicolaes Berchem (1620 - 1683). Italian landscape, 1656. The sunny landscapes of Nicolaes Berchem make a very Italian impression. And yet it is not certain that he ever set foot in Italy. This hilly landscape appears to be a faithful rendering. However, like Berchem's other works, it is the product of his imagination. He has positioned the cows and goats in the landscape in a natural manner, and in such a way that they catch just enough light to make them stand out from the background. Bequest of A. van der Hoop, 1854 On loan from the city of Amsterdam, 1885.