Curatorial Narrative The anonymous master of this Forest Landscape with Coach has wedded the grandiose traditions of Baroque landscape painting to the more intimate concerns of Renaissance portraiture. In doing so, they have created an image that is both sweeping in its atmospheric scope and deeply rooted in the physical world. The artist’s fine brushwork serves as a masterful mediator between these two realms, infusing the landscape with a sense of palpable presence and the coach itself with a quiet dignity. When enlarged to 64×44, this painting assumes an almost monumental scale, its chromatic structure dominating any surrounding space. The greens and browns of the forest floor provide a rich, earthy foundation for the blue-tinged mist that rises through the trees, while the warm tones of the coach’s leather upholstery offer a respite from the coolness of the atmospheric perspective. The spatial rhythm established by the artist,