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Jakob Philipp Hackert: Catalogue of the 100 Most Famous Paintings

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 161 værker af Jakob Philipp Hackert i vores katalog

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View of the Copper-Mill in Vietri (1773) is recorded as the most famous painting of Jakob Philipp Hackert. Saint Francis’ Grotto on Monte Verna (1801) and Landscape with a Waterfall and a Cowherd (1755) occupy the second and third entries. Of the 161 works by Jakob Philipp Hackert recorded in the catalogue, the 100 best known are listed below, each entry with its date, the holding museum and a note on the work.

1737 – 1807, Prenzlau Romanticism Flest værker: Hermitage Museum

Entries 1 to 10: the most famous Jakob Philipp Hackert paintings

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Saint Francis’ Grotto on Monte Verna (1801) af Jakob Philipp Hackert

Saint Francis’ Grotto on Monte Verna

1801 · Oil On Canvas · Städel Museum, Frankfurt

In the quietude of the Italian landscape, Saint Francis’ Grotto on Monte Verna emerges from the shadows of history. Painted about 1801, this work captures a sacred space within the province of Arezzo. The artist, Jacob Philipp Hackert, directs our gaze toward a rugged cave that served as a hermitage, where the heavy presence of stone meets the soft reach of the wild. It is a scene where the physical…

Jakob Philipp Hackert, further entries: 11 to 100

11The port of Livorno I (1779) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe port of Livorno I1779 12A view of Rome seen from the Villa Patrizi, with Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterano beyond (1784) af Jakob Philipp HackertA view of Rome seen from the Villa Patrizi, with Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterano beyond1784 13Coastal landscape near Vietri (1776) af Jakob Philipp HackertCoastal landscape near Vietri1776 14A shipwreck (1776) af Jakob Philipp HackertA shipwreck1776 15great heroic arcadic scenery with Apollo, 5 muses and cattle under oak-trees (1779) af Jakob Philipp Hackertgreat heroic arcadic scenery with Apollo, 5 muses and cattle under oak-trees1779 16View of Massa Lubrense. (1791) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of Massa Lubrense.1791 · Nationalmuseet i Warszawa 17Portrait of a Poodle (1795) af Jakob Philipp HackertPortrait of a Poodle1795 18View of the Sele and the Monti Alburni massif (1788) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of the Sele and the Monti Alburni massif1788 19Aeneas and Dido Flee the Storm into a Grotto (1804) af Jakob Philipp HackertAeneas and Dido Flee the Storm into a Grotto1804 · Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum 20Rome Seen from the Via Appia (1796) af Jakob Philipp HackertRome Seen from the Via Appia1796 21Imaginary Landscape with the River Volturno (1797) af Jakob Philipp HackertImaginary Landscape with the River Volturno1797 · Attingham Park 22Two Warriors in a Landscape of Trees and Rocks (1800) af Jakob Philipp HackertTwo Warriors in a Landscape of Trees and Rocks1800 · Alte Nationalgalerie 23A view of the Bay of Pozzuoli (1798) af Jakob Philipp HackertA view of the Bay of Pozzuoli1798 24Forest Landscape with the Sleeping Boy Horaz Protected by Pigeons (1805) af Jakob Philipp HackertForest Landscape with the Sleeping Boy Horaz Protected by Pigeons1805 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe 25River Landscape (1805) af Jakob Philipp HackertRiver Landscape1805 · Alte Nationalgalerie 26Arcadian Landscape (1805) af Jakob Philipp HackertArcadian Landscape1805 · Alte Nationalgalerie 27Great Cascades at Tivoli (1783) af Jakob Philipp HackertGreat Cascades at Tivoli1783 · Hermitage Museum 28Landscape with a ancient Festival (1781) af Jakob Philipp HackertLandscape with a ancient Festival1781 · Hermitage Museum 29Destruction of the Turkish Fleet in the Bay of Chesme (1771) af Jakob Philipp HackertDestruction of the Turkish Fleet in the Bay of Chesme1771 · Hermitage Museum 30Landscape with River (1778) af Jakob Philipp HackertLandscape with River1778 · Szépművészeti Múzeum 31Landscape with the Palace of Caserta and Vesuvius af Jakob Philipp HackertLandscape with the Palace of Caserta and Vesuvius 32View of Caserta (1784) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of Caserta1784 · Hermitage Museum 33The Tents in the Tiergarten (1761) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Tents in the Tiergarten1761 34Park Landscape with the Goldfish Pond in the Berlin Tiergarten I (The Venus Pond in the Berlin Tiergarten with the Statue of Venus in the Foreground) (1761) af Jakob Philipp HackertPark Landscape with the Goldfish Pond in the Berlin Tiergarten I (The Venus Pond in the Berlin Tiergarten with the Statue of Venus in the Foreground)1761 · Stiftung Stadtmuseum 35The Spree with the Palace Bridge by Charlottenburg II. (1762) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Spree with the Palace Bridge by Charlottenburg II.1762 36Forest Landscape (1766) af Jakob Philipp HackertForest Landscape1766 · Bavarian State Painting Collections 37Fisher on the Coast. Left in the Background a Fortress on a Rock (1767) af Jakob Philipp HackertFisher on the Coast. Left in the Background a Fortress on a Rock1767 38Ruins of the Palaces of the Emperors on the Palatine Hill in Rome (1771) af Jakob Philipp HackertRuins of the Palaces of the Emperors on the Palatine Hill in Rome1771 39View of Saint Peter’s in Rome (1774) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of Saint Peter’s in Rome1774 · Städel Museum 40Vesuvius Eruption in 1774 (1774) af Jakob Philipp HackertVesuvius Eruption in 17741774 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe 41Landscape in Switzerland (1769) af Jakob Philipp HackertLandscape in Switzerland1769 · Royal Collection 42Fireworks over Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome (1775) af Jakob Philipp HackertFireworks over Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome1775 43French Landscape (1767) af Jakob Philipp HackertFrench Landscape1767 · Nationalmuseum 44River Landscape with Ruins (1768) af Jakob Philipp HackertRiver Landscape with Ruins1768 · Nationalmuseum 45A view across the Alban Hills a hilltop on the right and the ses in the far distance (1772) af Jakob Philipp HackertA view across the Alban Hills a hilltop on the right and the ses in the far distance1772 46Peasants grazing their cattle beside a lake, in a campagna landscape (1770) af Jakob Philipp HackertPeasants grazing their cattle beside a lake, in a campagna landscape1770 47Coastal landscape with Sea Storm (1773) af Jakob Philipp HackertCoastal landscape with Sea Storm1773 48The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1774 (1774) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Eruption of Vesuvius in 17741774 49Sea Battle Episode (1771) af Jakob Philipp HackertSea Battle Episode1771 50Study of Two Cows (1781) af Jakob Philipp HackertStudy of Two Cows1781 51The Plain of Capua, Seen from Caserta (1784) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Plain of Capua, Seen from Caserta1784 52Southern Landscape with Lake and Staffage (1779) af Jakob Philipp HackertSouthern Landscape with Lake and Staffage1779 53Ferdinand I hunting the wild boar at Carditello (1783) af Jakob Philipp HackertFerdinand I hunting the wild boar at Carditello1783 · Musée Condé 54Rocky Landscape with Anglers (1776) af Jakob Philipp HackertRocky Landscape with Anglers1776 55View of the Plain of Caserta seen from the Royal Belvedere with Vesuvius in the distance (1785) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of the Plain of Caserta seen from the Royal Belvedere with Vesuvius in the distance1785 · Saltram House 56The Lake of Nemi (1784) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Lake of Nemi1784 · Szépművészeti Múzeum 57Villa of Maecenas and the Waterfalls at Tivoli (1783) af Jakob Philipp HackertVilla of Maecenas and the Waterfalls at Tivoli1783 · Hermitage Museum 58View of the Bay of Baja (1785) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of the Bay of Baja1785 · Hermitage Museum 59View of the Basilica and Poseidon Temple of Paestum (1777) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of the Basilica and Poseidon Temple of Paestum1777 60The Temple of Hercules in Cori near Velletri (1783) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Temple of Hercules in Cori near Velletri1783 · J. Paul Getty Museum 61Rome Viewed from the Baths of Caracalla (1779) af Jakob Philipp HackertRome Viewed from the Baths of Caracalla1779 62Landscape with the Sanctuary of Loreto by Ancona/Marche (Landscape with a Resting Shepherd) (1776) af Jakob Philipp HackertLandscape with the Sanctuary of Loreto by Ancona/Marche (Landscape with a Resting Shepherd)1776 63The falls at Tivoli (1780) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe falls at Tivoli1780 64A custom house, Naples, by moonlight with dancers and musicians by a fire (1780) af Jakob Philipp HackertA custom house, Naples, by moonlight with dancers and musicians by a fire1780 65Landscape with Cattle (1781) af Jakob Philipp HackertLandscape with Cattle1781 · Hermitage Museum 66The Seasons: Summer (1784) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Seasons: Summer1784 · Germanisches Nationalmuseum 67The Seasons: Winter (1784) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Seasons: Winter1784 · Germanisches Nationalmuseum 68View of Villa Albani in Rome (1779) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of Villa Albani in Rome1779 69View of Lipari and Stromboli (1778) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of Lipari and Stromboli1778 · Tsarskoye Selo 70Fisher Family at Nighttime Campfire with Turbulent Sea (1778) af Jakob Philipp HackertFisher Family at Nighttime Campfire with Turbulent Sea1778 · Museum Georg Schäfer 71View of Catania and Etna (1778) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of Catania and Etna1778 · Tsarskoye Selo 72Russian navy near Catania coast (1778) af Jakob Philipp HackertRussian navy near Catania coast1778 73Italianate Landscape (1778) af Jakob Philipp HackertItalianate Landscape1778 74The Waterfalls at Terni (1779) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Waterfalls at Terni1779 75An italian capriccio veduta, with a greek temple near a shoreline, and a distant volcano (1779) af Jakob Philipp HackertAn italian capriccio veduta, with a greek temple near a shoreline, and a distant volcano1779 76River Valley of Isernia near Neapel (1791) af Jakob Philipp HackertRiver Valley of Isernia near Neapel1791 77Villa d'Este near Tivoli (1792) af Jakob Philipp HackertVilla d'Este near Tivoli1792 78Returning Long-Haired Cattle in the Roman Campagna. Evening Mood (1793) af Jakob Philipp HackertReturning Long-Haired Cattle in the Roman Campagna. Evening Mood1793 · Kunsthalle 79View of the Small Marina of Sorrento (1794) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of the Small Marina of Sorrento1794 · Royal Residence 80Two Views of a Dead Boar with a Mastiff and two other Dogs (1795) af Jakob Philipp HackertTwo Views of a Dead Boar with a Mastiff and two other Dogs1795 · Attingham Park 81Landscape with a Bridge, with a View of Monte Sarchio (1792) af Jakob Philipp HackertLandscape with a Bridge, with a View of Monte Sarchio1792 · Attingham Park 82Imaginary River Landscape (1795) af Jakob Philipp HackertImaginary River Landscape1795 · Attingham Park 83Veduta d’Itri (Landscape with a View of Itri) (1788) af Jakob Philipp HackertVeduta d’Itri (Landscape with a View of Itri)1788 · Museum Kunstpalast 84La Perdita del Liri a Anatrelle (1793) af Jakob Philipp HackertLa Perdita del Liri a Anatrelle1793 · Royal Collection 85River Landscape with Women Playing with a Child (1791) af Jakob Philipp HackertRiver Landscape with Women Playing with a Child1791 · Royal Collection 86The Large Waterfall at Tivoli near Rome (1790) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Large Waterfall at Tivoli near Rome1790 87View of Montesarchio (1791) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of Montesarchio1791 · Hermitage Museum 88Marina Piccola in Sorrento (1794) af Jakob Philipp HackertMarina Piccola in Sorrento1794 89View of Posillipo on the Isle of Capri (1795), (1795) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of Posillipo on the Isle of Capri (1795),1795 90Isola di Sora (1794) af Jakob Philipp HackertIsola di Sora1794 91Ideal Landscape with Juno Temple of Agrigento (1794) af Jakob Philipp HackertIdeal Landscape with Juno Temple of Agrigento1794 · Germanisches Nationalmuseum 92View of the Volturno Valley towards Capua (1802) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of the Volturno Valley towards Capua1802 93Hare in the Bush (1803) af Jakob Philipp HackertHare in the Bush1803 94View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara (1803) af Jakob Philipp HackertView of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara1803 · Cleveland Museum of Art 95The Lake of Avernus (1800) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Lake of Avernus1800 · Attingham Park 96The Excavations at Pompeii (1799) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Excavations at Pompeii1799 · Attingham Park 97The Gulf of Pozzuoli (1799) af Jakob Philipp HackertThe Gulf of Pozzuoli1799 · Attingham Park 98Capriccio View of the River Volturno with Monte Epomeo beyond (1796) af Jakob Philipp HackertCapriccio View of the River Volturno with Monte Epomeo beyond1796 · Attingham Park 99River Landscape with Elements of the English Garden at Caserta (1797) af Jakob Philipp HackertRiver Landscape with Elements of the English Garden at Caserta1797 · Attingham Park 100Goat and Lamb (1804) af Jakob Philipp HackertGoat and Lamb1804 · Alte Nationalgalerie

Principal subjects in the work of Jakob Philipp Hackert

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Jakob Philipp Hackert: holding museums

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Jakob Philipp Hackert Malerier fra denne liste
Hermitage Museum, Sankt PetersborgHermitage Museum Sankt Petersborg 10 Temple Ruins in Sicily, Great Cascades at Tivoli, Landscape with a ancient Festival
Attingham ParkAttingham Park 10 Imaginary Landscape with the River Volturno, Two Views of a Dead Boar with a Mastiff and two other Dogs, Landscape with a Bridge, with a View of Monte Sarchio
Alte Nationalgalerie, BerlinAlte Nationalgalerie Berlin 6 Two Warriors in a Landscape of Trees and Rocks, River Landscape, Arcadian Landscape
Royal Collection, LondonRoyal Collection London 4 Landscape in Switzerland, La Perdita del Liri a Anatrelle, River Landscape with Women Playing with a Child
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, NürnbergGermanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg 3 The Seasons: Summer, The Seasons: Winter, Ideal Landscape with Juno Temple of Agrigento
Nationalmuseum, StockholmNationalmuseum Stockholm 4 French Landscape, River Landscape with Ruins
Städel Museum, FrankfurtStädel Museum Frankfurt 2 Saint Francis’ Grotto on Monte Verna, View of Saint Peter’s in Rome
Szépművészeti Múzeum, BudapestSzépművészeti Múzeum Budapest 2 Landscape with River, The Lake of Nemi

Decade index: the principal Jakob Philipp Hackert painting of each

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Questions frequently consulted on Jakob Philipp Hackert's paintings

What is the best-known work of Jakob Philipp Hackert?Display the answer

View of the Copper-Mill in Vietri (1773). The following entries are Saint Francis’ Grotto on Monte Verna (1801) and Landscape with a Waterfall and a Cowherd (1755).

How old was Jakob Philipp Hackert in the year of View of the Copper-Mill in Vietri?Display the answer

36 years: Jakob Philipp Hackert was born in 1737 and View of the Copper-Mill in Vietri is dated 1773.

What are the ten best-known works by Jakob Philipp Hackert?Display the answer

View of the Copper-Mill in Vietri, Saint Francis’ Grotto on Monte Verna, Landscape with a Waterfall and a Cowherd, River Landscape with Lovers, From the Banks of Arques, The Tiber in Rome, View of ruins by a river (the Seine), View of Château Gaillard and the Seine, Travellers resting beside a river, with a town og Temple Ruins in Sicily. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Jakob Philipp Hackert does the catalogue record?Display the answer

The catalogue records 161 works by Jakob Philipp Hackert, dated between 1755 and 1805.

Where are the principal works of Jakob Philipp Hackert held?Display the answer

Principally in Hermitage Museum (Sankt Petersborg), Attingham Park og Alte Nationalgalerie (Berlin). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

During which period did Jakob Philipp Hackert produce the best-known works?Display the answer

In 1770s: 31 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including View of the Copper-Mill in Vietri.

What are the earliest and latest best-known works by Jakob Philipp Hackert?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Landscape with a Waterfall and a Cowherd (1755); the latest is Forest Landscape with the Sleeping Boy Horaz Protected by Pigeons (1805).

What subjects did Jakob Philipp Hackert treat most often?Display the answer

Landscape (5), Pastoral (3) og People (2), out of the 100 works listed on this page.

What medium did Jakob Philipp Hackert employ most often?Display the answer

Oil On Canvas, in 6 of the 100 works listed on this page.

To which art movement is Jakob Philipp Hackert attributed?Display the answer

Romanticism, as documented by the works on this page.

Which paintings by Jakob Philipp Hackert does the Hermitage Museum hold?Display the answer

Temple Ruins in Sicily, Great Cascades at Tivoli og Landscape with a ancient Festival are among the 9 works on this page in the collection of the Hermitage Museum, Sankt Petersborg.

Can reproductions of Jakob Philipp Hackert's works be ordered?Display the answer

Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.

Biography of Jakob Philipp Hackert

Tidligt liv og kunstneriske fundamenter

Jacob Philipp Hackert trådte ind på den kunstneriske scene i 1737, født i Prenzlau, Brandenburg – en region, der i dag ligger trygt placeret i Tyskland. Hans opvækst var dybt forankret i kunsten; hans far, Philipp Hackert, arbejdede både som portrætmaler og dyremaler, hvilket lagde den indledende grundsten til den unge Jacobs kreative rejse. Denne familiære indflydelse strakte sig også til hans onkel, hvis vejledning hjalp ham med at forfine sine færdigheder. Den formelle uddannelse fulgte ved det prestigefyldte Preussiske Kunstakademi i Berlin fra 1758, hvor han flittigt udviklede de tekniske fundamenter, der senere skulle definere hans stil. Dog var Hackerts tidlige karriere ikke begrænset til atelierets vægge. Hans rejser førte ham gennem Slesvig-Holsten og endelig til Stockholm, hvor en skelsættende opgave fra Baron Adolf Friedrich von Olthof – dekorative vægmalerier til baronens gods – udvidede hans kunstneriske horisont og eksponerede ham for mangfoldige æstetiske sansninger. Disse formative år var afgørende for at forme Hackerts blik og forberede ham på de større scener i hans karriere.

Den italienske opvågning: Paris, Rom og Napoli

Et definerende kapitel udfoldede sig, da Hackert flyttende til Paris mellem 1765 og 1768 sammen med den schweiziske kunstner Balthasar Anton Dunker. Denne periode viste sig at være transformativ og hensatte ham i et levende kunstnerisk miljø. Han følte sig dybt påvirket af Claude Joseph Vernet, den berømte maler af landskaber og marinemalerier, og absorberede elementer fra Vernets dramatiske kompositioner og atmosfæriske effekter i sin egen spirende stil. Samtidig forfinede studier under den tyske kobberstikker Johann Georg Wille hans præcision og sans for detaljen. I 1768 påbegyndte Hackert en rejse, der uigenkaldeligt ville ændre hans kunstneriske bane – han flyttede til Italien med sin bror Georg og etablerede sig primært i Rom og Napoli. Denne flytning markerede begyndelsen på en ekstraordinært produktiv periode, drevet af talrige bestillinger af udsigter over det italienske landskab, især fra Sir William Hamilton. Han rejste på tværede gennem Italien og dokumenterede omhyggeligt dets skønhed, hvilket gav ham anerkendelse som en mester inden for landskabsmaleri. Lyset, farverne og selve essensen af den italienske halvø fangede ham og blev det definerende kendetegn ved hans værk.

Mæcenat, anerkendelse og kunstnerisk blomstring

Hackerts kunstneriske karriere nåede nye højder gennem en kombination af talent og strategisk mæcenatvirksomhed. Hans evne til at indfange Italiens sublime skønhed resonerede hos fremtrædende skikkelser over hele Europa. En milepæl i hans karriere kom med en bestilling fra Katarina den Store af Rusland – en serie malerier, der skildrede det skelsættende Slag ved Chesma, hvilket cementerede hans ry på internationalt plan. Hans position blev yderligere styrket af et frugtbart forhold til pave Pius VI, hvilket resulterede i betydningsfulde kunstprojekter, der fremviste hans dygtighed og alsidighed. I 1786 nåede Hackert sit karrieremæssige højdepunkt, da han blev udnævnt til hofmaler for Ferdinand I af de to Sicilier i Napoli. Denne prestigefyldte rolle rakte langt ud over blot maleri; han fik til opgave at rådgive om etableringen af et restaureringslaboratorium for malerier ved Museo di Capodimonte og overvåge overførslen af de ærede Farnese-samlinger fra Rom til Napoli, hvilket vidnede om hans dybe forståelse for kunsthistorie og konservering. Han skabte bemærkelsesværdige malerier af Caserta og det kongelige palads i Caserta samt en serie, der illustrerede Bourbon-havnene. Interessant nok fungerede Hackert også som hemmelig informant for Rusland i denne periode gennem sin kontakt med Andrey Razumovsky – et vidnesbyrd om det komplekse politiske landskab, han opererede i. En særlig dyrebar forbindelse blomstrede mellem Hackert og Johann Wolfgang von Goethe under den førstnævntes besøg i Napoli i 1786, hvilket skabte et venskab, der yderligere løftede hans intellektuelle status.

Stil, eftermæle og historisk betydning

Jacob Philipp Hackerts kunstneriske stil repræsenterer en fascinerende syntese af klassisk landskabsmaleri og en fremspirende romantisk sanselighed. Kraftigt påvirket af værkerne fra Claude Lorrain er hans kompositioner karakteriseret ved omhyggeligt balancerede arrangementer, der forener den observerede virkelighed med en idealiseret æstetisk vision. Dog adskilte Hackert sig gennem sin urokkelige forpligtelse til botanisk nøjagtighed og et ønske om genkendelige skildringer af steder. Hans malerier er kendetegnet ved skarpe gengivelser af naturlige detaljer og realistiske portrætteringer af det italienske landskab, ofte badet i et varmt, gyldent lys. Han betragtes med rette som en af de største fortolkere af vedutismo-genren – malerier, der minutiøst skildrer byudsigt og landskaber med topografisk præcision. Hackerts historiske betydning rækker ud over hans kunstneriske bidrag; han fungerede som en vital kulturel ambassadør mellem Tyskland og Italien i slutningen af det 18. århundrede, hvor han byggede bro mellem kunstneriske traditioner og fremmede tværkulturel udveksling. Han gik bort den 28. april 1807 i San Pietro di Careggi nær Firenze og efterlod sig en omfattende produktion, der fortsat vækker ærefrygt og beundring for sin skønhed, tekniske mesterskab og vedvarende historiske betydning. Hans landskaber er ikke blot repræsentationer af natur; de er vinduer ind til en verden gennemsyret af både klassisk ynde og romantisk følelse.

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