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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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Collection

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

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