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Family Group by an Ornamental Fountain in a Pastoral Landscape  1663

by Johannes Mytens

Like many of his contemporaries, Dutch artist Jan Mytens was influenced by the works of Sir Anthony van Dyck. He painted a number of family portraits using a pastoral landscape as a setting. Many rich citizens of The Hague, where he was based, chose to have themselves portrayed in this way, reflecting the growing rise of wealthy estates, where townspeople could withdraw...

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Courtesy of Auckland Art Gallery