Große Gebirgslandschaft mit Reisenden
Josse de Momper (1564-1635)

Große Gebirgslandschaft mit Reisenden,

1623
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
185 x 334 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal VIII
Department
Flämische Malerei
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
ESK 9
Acquisition
2008 als Leihgabe der Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung aus dem englischen Kunsthandel erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Josse de Momper, Große Gebirgslandschaft mit Reisenden, 1623, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/PdxznYwxw5 (Last updated on 24.08.2023)
This painting is certainly one of his late works as it is the only one bearing a date added in De Momper’s own hand. During the course of his career, he worked on several subjects for his pictures, including grottoes and bizarre rock formations with waterfalls. These motifs, used like trade marks, underline the decorative effect of such monumental landscapes. De Momper’s paintings were frequently intended as furnishings for representative rooms, as documented by a six-part cycle once in the ownership of the Marquis of Leganés, the Spanish ambassador in Brussels.

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