Waldstück an einer Landstraße

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

59,5 x 86 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Flämische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

6451

Acquisition

Aus der Schlossgalerie Aschaffenburg; kurmainzische Galerie

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg

Citation

Jacques d' Arthois, Waldstück an einer Landstraße, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/bwx02oYGm8 (Last updated on 21.09.2023)

Brussels, along with Antwerp, was an important artistic centre in the Southern Netherlands. Jacques d’Arthois, who depicted the distinctive landscape of the surroundings in his pictures, was active there. The landscape is characterised by small hills, loose groups of trees, and sandy soil. Many paintings have similar compositions: trees dominate one half of the picture, combined with the view of a flat landscape extending to the horizon. The white birch trunks contrast with the dark forest; the crowns of individual trees with their delicate leaves stand out against the bright sky. Flooded with warm summer light, these landscapes have an idyllic character, which is reminiscent of the pastorals of the Rococo period.