A Road near a River

A Road near a RiverShepherds and peasants are shown bathed in a warm golden light in this mature example of Cuyp's Italianate landscape style. The painting is notable for its broad and skilful execution. It is probably one of his last: in 1658, Cuyp married Cornelia Boschman, a wealthy widow with extensive property around Dordrecht, and he seems to have retired from painting soon afterwards. Cuyp's remarkable popularity in Britain began in the last quarter of the

More than three hundred and fifty years after she was painted - Rembrandt's ability to conjure up the sense of a living being out of paint can still astound

A studio replica of Reynolds's original of c

His works were therefore universally assumed to be by Cuyp

contrasting with the shady browns in the remainder of the picture

Rinaldo portrayed

to his role as intercessor in difficult births

With no narrative to absorb her attention

A smaller version in the National Gallery of Ireland was painted

one added by Bourgeois (now removed)

Pluto carries Proserpine to the underworld

and his works are absolutely typical of the so-called 'Dutch Italianate' style

symbol of childish folly