Arriving at a Garden by Water attributed to Lodewijk Toeput, called Ludovico Pozzoserrato (1550-1605)

Lodewijk Toeput (1550-1605) called Lodovico Pozzoserrato or Benedetto Caliari (1538-1598) A View of a Villa Galleria Giorgio Franchetti Treviso.  Lodewijk Toeput, called il Pozzoserrato (c 1550-1603-05) was a Flemish landscape painter and draftsman active in Italy. In Antwerp he is believed to have studied with Maerten de Vos, a leading history painter who had studied in Italy.  He is mainly known for his canvases and frescoes of landscapes and formal gardens with banquets and music-making groups.  Toeput painted various elegant gardens with figures engaging in courtly love or concerts. Many of his garden scenes were likely inspired by contemporary Flemish prints.