Thomas Wyck (Bewerwyck 1616- Haarlem 1677)Signed lower left: TWyck (under the floating barrel) Coastal view of the Mediterranean circa 1660 Oil on canvas, 43 x 52 cm, framed 57 x 66 cm. Provenance: - Sotheby’s, Amsterdam, Old Master Paintings, 18/05/2004, lot 19, Adjudication: €8,540 - Porro Auction, Milan, Auction 75 Antique and 19th Century Paintings, 29.05.2014, Estimate €15,000 / €18,000 The work is accompanied by a critical study by Raffaella Colace. Complete details of the work (click HERE) This is a work by the painter Thomas Wyck (Bewerwyck 1616 - Haarlem 1677), an important Flemish artist of the Golden Age, originally from the city of Haarlem and specialized in creating splendid landscapes and genre scenes, in our case a fascinating view of the Mediterranean, with a fortified city on a rocky promontory and merchants conversing on the shore. As highlighted by Dr. Raffaella Colace in her study, the work falls into the advanced phase of the painter's activity, in light of the pictorial experiences gained during his Roman stay (see Bert W. Meijer, edited by, Flemings and Dutch: paintings from Lombard collections, Silvana Editoriale, Milan 2002), and in particular can be compared with the Mediterranean landscape that belonged to the Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder Gallery in The Hague (see P. Huys Janssen, The Hoogsteder exhibition of Dutch landscapes, Zwolle 1991). Works dating back to 1640 include the View of the Aracoeli (Munich, Alte Pinakothek), the Market Square of Portico d'Ottavia (private collection) and the View of Naples with Vesuvius in eruption (see In the shadow of Vesuvius, Exhibition catalog edited by Nicola Spinosa , Naples 1990, p. 285), and the View of the port of matching representative taste published in the catalog of the exhibition 'Italian or Dutch landscape painters of the 17th century' (Utrecht 1965, fig. n. 71, pp. 144-46). Active in Rome between 1640 and 1642 - here known by the nickname 'Tommaso fiammingo' - his style was strongly influenced by this Italian stay, and in particular by contact with that group of Nordic painters, almost all Dutch, operating in Rome in the mid-seventeenth century, called Bamboccianti. The canvas is in good condition. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The work is sold complete with a pleasing gilded frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic sheet. We take care of and organize the transport of purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. In the event of the purchase of the work by non-Italian customers, it will be necessary to obtain an export permit which requires approximately 10/20 days, our gallery will take care of the entire phase until it is obtained. All costs for this procedure are included. It is also possible to see the painting in the gallery in Riva del Garda, we will be happy to welcome you to show you our collection of works. Contact us, without obligation, for any additional information. Follow us also on: INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/