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Arcadian Landscape, 17th century

Oil on canvas
2018-247
Arcadian Landscape

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Interpretation

Duane Wilder collected a number of landscapes, like this one, that can be loosely defined as Arcadian. The term refers to Arcadia, a region of ancient Greece that was believed to be the realm of the god of the forest, Pan, and his court of nature spirits. This mythology inspired the Roman poet Virgil to write his Eclogues, a series of pastoral poems set in Arcadia. In Western literature and visual art, the word came to refer to idyllic scenes of nature like this poetic vista.

Information

Title
Arcadian Landscape
Object Number
2018-247
Maker
Unknown artist
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dates
17th century
Dimensions
sight: 71.1 × 94 cm (28 × 37 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Duane E. Wilder, Class of 1951
Type

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