COCK, Paul de
(b. 1724, Brugge, d. 1801, Brugge)

Landscape with Roman Ruins

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Oil on canvas, 92 x 68,5 cm
Groeninge Museum, Bruges

The Landscape with Roman Ruins, traditionally ascribed to Paul de Cock, is a striking example of the fashionable vedute - a Roman capriccio mixing together famous ruins like the Pantheon, the temple of Castor and Pollux and the Coliseum. De Cock was Garemijn's successor as director of the Bruges Academy.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 2 minutes):
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux, March