Jacob van der Ulft

Army Advancing among Roman Ruins

Jacob van der Ulft  Optrekkend leger te midden van Romeinse ruïnes
Jacob van der Ulft  Optrekkend leger te midden van Romeinse ruïnes
Jacob van der Ulft  Optrekkend leger te midden van Romeinse ruïnes
Jacob van der Ulft  Optrekkend leger te midden van Romeinse ruïnes
Jacob van der Ulft  Optrekkend leger te midden van Romeinse ruïnes
Jacob van der Ulft  Optrekkend leger te midden van Romeinse ruïnes

Jacob van der Ulft
Army Advancing among Roman Ruins

1671 On view in Room 12

An army is going to war in a sun-drenched landscape. The classical ruins are reminiscent of the Forum in Rome, but Van der Ulft probably never went to Italy himself, and likely based his painting on prints. The relatively unknown Van der Ulft painted mainly architectural works, with Dutch buildings as well as Italian ones.

Technical details
Jacob van der Ulft  Optrekkend leger te midden van Romeinse ruïnes

Jacob van der Ulft
Army Advancing among Roman Ruins

1671 On view in Room 12

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Details

General information
Jacob van der Ulft (Gorinchem 1621 - 1689 Noordwijk)
Army Advancing among Roman Ruins
1671
painting
196
Room 12
Material and technical details
oil
canvas
81.8 x 133.3 cm
Inscriptions
left of centre: Jacob van der Ulft F / 1671

Provenance

Pieter de Klok, Amsterdam, 1744; Pieter de Smeth van Alphen, Amsterdam, 1810; H. van der Werf, Dordrecht; H.D. Loeff Gallery, The Hague, 1825; purchased, 1825