Heinrich Burkel
Italian Landscape with travellers
This painting, one of two by the artist in the collection, dates
from the time of his visit to Italy. It depicts a scene just
outside the gates of Rome - next to the medieval Osteria di San
Antonio. A group of travellers - peasants and monks for
the most part - prepare to enter the eternal city which is bathed
in warm light. A party of revelers looks on from a vine
covered balcony. The view could be said to be a northern
European's romanticised view of the ancient Italian capital.
The other work by Bűrkel in the collection is almost the
antithesis of this one, depicting a snow bound scene of charcoal
burners in Bavaria