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"A Pergola, Italy," C. W. Eckersberg, 1814-16.
Dubbed "The Father of Danish Painting," Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783-1853) was a celebrated Neoclassical painter and teacher who had an enormous influence on what was later called the Danish Golden Age.
Studying under such luminaries as Jean-Louis David, he spent some time in Florence and Rome, where he painted this image. It's unusual for his Roman works, as generally they're very strictly symmetrical and done with painstaking brushstrokes; this has SOME symmetry but also has the riotous grapevine, and uses broader brushstrokes.
Looks like a cool place for a glass of wine, eh?
From the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen.
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