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Travelers in Hilly Countryside
by Aelbert Cuyp
Also known as: Travelers in a Hilly Landscape with a River
About the Artwork
While many Dutch painters focused on depicting the local countryside, others were inspired by the hilly topography, golden sunlight, and picturesque monuments of Italy. Although Aelbert Cuyp never visited Italy, this serene and beautifully preserved panel demonstrates his skill in evoking the idyllic qualities of a distant land.
Inscriptions
Signed lower right: "A cuyp"
Provenance
Johan van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht (sale:Yver, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, no. 87); Sir Simon Clarke, London (sale: Christie's, London, May 14, 1802); George Hibbert, London (sale: Christie's, London, June 13,1829, no. 66); Richard Foster, London (sale: Christie's, November 14, 1835); Henry Bevan, London, 1842; Sir John Dean Paul (grandson of Henry Bevan); [A. Wertheimer, London]; Alfred de Rothschild, London; [Galerie Charles Brunner, Paris, 1912, no. 7]; John L. Severance, Cleveland, 1923, upon his death, held in trust by the estate Estate of John L. Severance, 1936, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
Exhibition history
The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936). Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943). Exhibition of the Month: The Rise of the Landscape in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9-September 26, 1948). Dutch Painting, The Golden Age. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 27, 1955). Art: The International Language. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 2-November 4, 1956). Italy Through Dutch Eyes. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (organizer) (April 15-May 24, 1964). Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 10-September 2, 1973). Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982). Aelbert Cuyp. National Gallery of Art, Landover, MD (organizer) (October 7, 2001-January 13, 2002); National Gallery, London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (February 13-May 12, 2002); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (June 7-September 1, 2002).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch, 1620–1691)
- Date
- c. 1650
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 70.8 x 96.6 x 9 cm (27 7/8 x 38 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 48 x 74.5 cm (18 7/8 x 29 5/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Bequest of John L. Severance
- Accession no.
- 1942.637
More by Aelbert Cuyp in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009200
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