Classical Landscape Size:medium drowned tragically in a Venetian

drowned tragically in a Venetian canal in 1642

Probably painted in the mid-1660s

while the warmth and humanity in the girl's unsentimental gaze continues undiminished

Wouwermans evolved a personal style

Classical Landscape Size:medium drowned tragically in a VenetianWilliam Romeyn was born in Haarlem, where he became a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem. He visited Rome in 1650 1, and his works are absolutely typical of the so called 'Dutch Italianate' style. This little evening study places pack animals against a picturesque cityscape reminiscent of the Roman forum. The figures and animals show Romeyn's clear debt to Berchem.