Editing Christoph Ludwig Agricola (section)

==Work==
Although he primarily worked in gouache and oils, documentary sources show that he also produced a small number of etchings.<ref>Ottley, W., ''Notices of Engravers, and Their Works, being the Commencement of a new Dictionary, which it is not intended to continue, containing some account of upwards of three hundred masters, etc,'' 1831</ref> He was a good draughtsman, used warm lighting and exhibited a warm, masterly brushstroke.<ref name="Kugler, F. 1874, p. 567">Kugler, F., ''Handbook of Painting: The German, Flemish, and Dutch Schools,'' Volume 2, J. Murray, 1874, p. 567</ref>

His numerous landscapes, chiefly cabinet pictures, are remarkable for their fidelity to nature, and especially for their skilful representation of varied phases of climate, especially nocturnal scenes and weather phenomena like thunderstorms.<ref name="Chisholm 1911, p. 386"/><ref name="PDF Online">Koziel, A., "The Forgotten Star of Wroclaw: A Few Words about the Work of Christian Johann Bendeler (1699–1728)" in: Šeferisová Loudová, M., Kroupa, J. and   Lubomír, K.,  ''Orbis artium: k jubileu Lubomíra Slavíčka'',  Vol. 1, Brno, Masarykova Univerzita, 2009, pp. 219–233 [https://digilib.phil.muni.cz/bitstream/handle/11222.digilib/123956/SpisyFF_382-2009-1_22.pdf?sequence=1 PDF Online:]</ref> In composition, his style shows the influence of Nicolas Poussin: Agricola's work often displays idealistic scenes like Poussin's work.<ref>Macfall, H., ''The Renaissance in the North; and the Flemish Genius,'' [Volume 4 in the series, ''History of Painting''], Dana Estes and Company, 2004, p.145</ref> In light and colour Agricola's work resembles that of [[Claude Lorrain]]. His compositions often include ruins of ancient buildings in the foreground, but his favourite foreground figures were men dressed in Oriental attire.<ref name="Kugler, F. 1874, p. 567"/>  He also produced a series of etchings of birds.<ref>''Watercolours, Pictures and Prints of Birds'' [Auction Catalogue], Christie, Manson & Woods, 1989, pp 18–19</ref>

His pictures can be found in [[Dresden]], [[Braunschweig]], [[Vienna]], [[Florence]], Naples and many other locations in Germany and [[Italy]].