Riikinkukko puutarhassa – Mathias Withoosin Rooma | The Peacock in the Garden – Mathias Withoos and Rome
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A magical city, inspiring fellow artists, the glow of companionship! Mathias Withoos (1627–1703) travelled to Rome and became a member of the Bentvueghels group, a community of Dutch artists. The young artists, from poets to painters, celebrated and worked together. Rome left a lasting impression on Withoos’s art. Even after returning home, he continued to return to ancient landscapes and garden moods in his works. The Dutch art historian Albert Boersma has written an introductory article about Withoos and the world of his seventeenth-century artistic community.
- Publisher: FFinnish National Gallery, Sinebrychoff Art Museum, 2026.
- Editors Salla Heino, Claudia de Brün, Anna Ahtola.
- Writers: Albert Boersma, Kirsi Eskelinen.
- SBN 978-952-7661-11-6
- Size19 xx 21 cm, 108 pages.
- Hardcover.
- Language Finnish and Englishh.
The Peacock in the Garden – Mathias Withoos and Rome
Friendship, inspiration, and the joys of togetherness! That was Dutch painter Mathias Withoos’ (1627–1703) experience of joining the Bentvueghels group. Young, enthusiastic Dutch artists travelled to Rome and formed their own community that bubbled over with exuberance, and which had art at its centre. The exhibition shows the works of Mathias Withoos and the Bentvueghels artists’ group.
Mathias Withoos (1627–1703): Peacocks in a Garden with a View of Rome, 1659. Private Collection. Photo: Hans Withoos.
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