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| Keywords: Bartolomeo Pedon - Moonlit Landscape with Ruined Castle - Walters 37348.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18748403 Creator Bartolomeo Pedon Pedon's nocturnal landscape with the eerie ruins of a castle is lit by the moon and a small fire that is reflected in the water Some figures can be discerned such as the two soldiers in the foreground but the scene remains intentionally mysterious Paintings of pastoral landscapes with an idealized countryside and ancient ruins such as those by Van Bloemen exhibited nearby were extremely popular during the 17th century; however a few artists like Pedon were fascinated with the strange and unfamiliar aspects of nature Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 373 491 ca 1700 1732 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 83 1 75 3 accession number 37 348 24114 Marquess Filippo Marignoli Rome and Spoleto until 1898 mode of acquisition unknown Marquess Francesco Marignoli 1898 mode of acquisition unknown Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome 1899 mode of acquisition unknown 1900 catalogue supplement no 44 attributed to Henri Uron of Haarlem Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Bartolomeo Pedon Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
