Mattheus Derk Knip
(Tilburg 1785 – 1845 Vught)
View of Rome / Market Scene outside the Porta San Paolo
Black Chalk, Gouache on paper, 50 x 83 cm
In an antique hand carved and gilded wooden frame
Price: 14.000 €
View of a market scene outside Porta San Paolo in Rome with the pyramid of Gaius Cestius and the Protestant cemetery.
Knip came from a family of artists. It is unclear with whom he received his training. His study trip took him to Paris, but most likely also to Italy. Many landscape views (including gouaches) are known from his hand.
