# Bears in a Wooded Landscape

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ROOS, Johann Melchior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roos-johann-melchior-r6191e46b7c05bd>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on panel, 39 x 35 cm

## Commentary

This painting reflects Johann Melchior Roos&#39; predilection for depicting bears and other wild animals resting, playing and climbing around in rocky landscapes, following in the tradition of animal paintings of the previous generation &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/r/ruthart/bearhunt.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/r/ruthart/bearhunt.html&#34;&gt;by Carl Borromäus Andreas Ruthart.&lt;/a&gt; The panel is signed and dated on the rock lower right: JMRoos. / fecit. 1718. \(JMR in ligature\).

## Related artworks

- [Wild Boars in a Wooded Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roos-johann-melchior-r6191e46b7c05bd/wild-boars-in-a-wooded-landscape-r046440230a7714>)

## Attribution

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