Landscape - Italy Heroic landscape with Cupid. 17th century. Oil on canvas. 98 x 132 cm. Framed. Idealised, monumental depiction of nature from the Baroque period, reminiscent of a southern Alpine landscape and belonging to the heroic landscape genre. Similar motifs can be found in works by Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain, Annibale Carracci and Jacob Philipp Hackert, for example. The mythological figure of Cupid leads the viewer's gaze to the lovers hidden under the trees during a pastoral rendezvous. - Some colour flaking in places and with age-related craquelure. Overall in good condition. Splendid, nuanced depiction. Idealised, monumental depiction of nature from the Baroque period, reminiscent of a southern Alpine landscape. The mythological figure of Cupid leads the viewer's gaze to the lovers hidden under the trees during a pastoral rendezvous. - Some colour flaking in places and craquelure due to age. Overall in good condition. Splendid, nuanced depiction.