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Execution, by Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder, oil, 1709

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Execution is a 1709 oil by Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.

When & what style?
1709
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Statens Museum for Kunst

About this work

This painting shows a group of people gathered around a man on a white horse. The man is wearing a hat and holding a sword. There are other people in the background, some of whom are also on horses. The sky is cloudy and gray. The scene appears to be a dramatic moment, possibly a battle or a confrontation. The man on the white horse seems to be the central figure, and the others are gathered around him. If you want to learn more about this painting, you can check out the work of artist Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder.

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Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder

Georg Philipp Rugendas (27 November 1666 – 1742) was a battle and military genre painter and engraver born in the Free Imperial City of Augsburg in what is now Bavaria, Germany.

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