English school of the second half of the 19th century

English school of the second half of the 19th century.
"Landscape with ruins".
Oil on canvas. Relined.
Presents faults in the frame.
Measurements: 67 x 89 cm; 90 x 110 cm (frame).

The landscape that is bid, linked to the romantic concept of the ruin and that represents the remains of a gothic church, is closely related to the genre of the Italian caprices. The genre of the landscape view with ruins or classical monuments, real or invented, enjoyed great success in the Baroque period, having a wide influence in later centuries.

The genre of capriccios in Italian painting of the 18th century experienced its own development, thanks to the great number of architectural remains preserved in the country. The taste for the artistic remains of the past, the generalization of the travels of writers and artists in search of monuments and works of art that would serve as a source of inspiration, and the discovery of important ancient remains such as those of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum undoubtedly contributed to the success of the genre. It is a pictorial genre, moreover, that has its roots in the seventeenth century, in the veduta, not always topographical, but sometimes extremely imaginative, of artists such as Canaletto and others. These "Veduta" or "Caprice" start from the figurative theme is taken as an excuse for the development of a broad and naturalistic landscape, classicist style, perfectly framed within the classic Italian Baroque landscape.