# Landscape with Ruins and Archway [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ZAIS, Giuseppe]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 97 x 147 cm ## Commentary The early landscapes of Giuseppe Zais are similar in style to those of his master and fellow-countryman, Marco Ricci. In the grandiose Ruins and Achway a dramatic pictorial quality is achieved by the use of strong chiaroscuro effects. In the 1740s his rustic scenes acquire a simplicity and sincerity more like the pastoral scenes of Zuccarelli with their more light-hearted themes and softer colour. Landscape with River and Bridge is a fine example of the balance of colour and atmosphere achieved by Zais in his works of this period. ## Related artworks - [Ancient Ruins with a Great Arch and a Column]() - [Italianate Landscape]() - [Italianate Landscape]() - [Landscape]() - [Landscape with River and Bridge]() - [Landscape with Shepherds and Fishermen]() - [Pastoral Landscape]() - [Southern Seaport]() - [The Swing]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()