The artist was the son of the history painter Herman Saftleven the elder, and the brother of Cornelis Saftleven. In his early years he painted barn interiors similar to those of his brother, but from the mid-1630s he started to paint Italianate landscapes inspired by the works of Poelenburch and Both.
Credit: Bourgeois Bequest, 1811
1656
Oil on panel
42.8 x 57.8cm
DPG044
Image and text © Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2019