Capriccio of Leghorn (Livorno)
Abraham Storck (Amsterdam 1644 – Amsterdam 1708)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1673
Materials
Oil on panel (oak)
Measurements
254 x 368 mm (10 x 14 1/2 in)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1401148
Caption
Leghorn - or, to give it its Italian name, Livorno - was the seaport of Tuscany, noted for its galleys (one of which is seen in this picture) manned by convicts. It is not certain that Storck had ever even visited Italy. This certainly seems to be a capriccio (fictional view), but no model for it has been identified. Its pendant, depicting the harbour at Valletta, is also at Felbrigg.
Summary
Oil painting on panel (oak), Capriccio of Leghorn by Abraham Storck (Amsterdam 1644 – Amsterdam 1708), inscribed A. Storck. Fecit, circa 1673. Some columns and cornice of a ruined temple centre right, arcades to right, church behind and shipping to the left, signed. Gilt framed. Companion to P/39. Livorno was noted for its galleys manned by convicts.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)
Makers and roles
Abraham Storck (Amsterdam 1644 – Amsterdam 1708)
Exhibition history
The Treasure Houses of Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA, 1985 - 1986, no.304
References
Hawcroft 1957 F. Hawcroft, 'Dutch Landscapes and the English Collector'. Antique Collector, June 1957, p. 106, fig. 7