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Soldier Scene
Soldier Scene is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Carel de Moor. It dates from 1709 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
This subject matter places the work within the tradition of genre art, capturing a specific, human moment rather than a historical or mythological narrative.
Carel de Moor's 1709 oil painting, Soldier Scene, is a genre work that depicts an intimate interaction between a man and a woman. The composition focuses on a couple engaged in a kiss, with the male figure identified as a soldier. This subject matter places the work within the tradition of genre art, capturing a specific, human moment rather than a historical or mythological narrative.
The visual narrative centers on the physical connection between the two figures, highlighting the soldier's role in this domestic or romantic encounter.
Technique & Style
Carel de Moor created Soldier Scene in 1709 as an oil painting executed on a panel support. The work measures 30.5 cm in height and 24.5 cm in width. As a genre scene, the composition depicts an intimate interaction involving a man, a woman, and a soldier, capturing a moment of a couple kissing.
The artist utilized oil paint to render these figures, adhering to the conventions of Dutch genre art of the early eighteenth century.
History & Provenance
Soldier Scene is an oil painting on panel produced in 1709 by Carel de Moor, also known as Carel de (II) Moor. The work, measuring 30.5 cm in height and 24.5 cm in width, depicts a soldier within a domestic interaction and belongs to the genre of scene painting. The painting entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on display.
No explicit commission details are documented, but the work is recognized as an early eighteenth-century Dutch genre scene featuring a soldier, a man, and a woman sharing a kiss.
Overview
Carel de Moor, a Dutch Golden Age artist, completed Soldier Scene in 1709. This oil painting captures a genre scene, a common subject in Dutch art, focusing on an intimate moment between figures. The work is currently part of the collection at the Rijksmuseum, where it represents a facet of early 18th-century Dutch painting.
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Artist
Carel de Moor (25 February 1655 – 16 February 1738) was a Dutch Golden Age etcher and painter. He was a pupil of the Dutch Golden Age painter Gerard Dou.
