Artwork
Wooded landscape
Wooded landscape is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Gillis Rombouts. It dates from 1664 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a tranquil woodland scene rendered in oil on canvas, reflecting the Dutch Golden Age's fascination with naturalistic landscape representation. Its composition emphasizes the interplay of light and shadow among trees, symbolizing the harmony of untouched nature, a theme often associated with Dutch pastoral ideals.
Technique & Style
It belongs to the genre tradition of landscape painting, situating it within the wooded-landscape type that flourished in seventeenth-century Netherlandish art.
Wooded landscape is an oil painting on canvas by Gillis Rombouts, dated 1664. The work is classified as a landscape painting and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Canvas and oil paint are the stated materials.
The painting measures 74 cm in height by 63.5 cm in width. It belongs to the genre tradition of landscape painting, situating it within the wooded-landscape type that flourished in seventeenth-century Netherlandish art.
History & Provenance
Wooded landscape was created by Gillis Rombouts in 1664, executed in oil paint on canvas. The painting entered the holdings of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection and is now held in the Rijksmuseum's depot RCE, where it remains part of the institutional collection.
No information regarding a specific commissioner, prior private owners, or intermediate transfers in the ownership chain is documented in the available sources.
The painting Wooded landscape by Gillis Rombouts has been part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam since its acquisition. It is held under the custodianship of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE), where it is maintained in the Rijksmuseum’s depot.
There are no documented public exhibitions of the work in the provided sources.
Overview
Wooded Landscape is a 1664 oil painting by Gillis Rombouts, a Dutch painter active in Haarlem.
Artist & collection
Artist
Gillis Rombouts (1630, Haarlem – 1678, Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. He is known for his paintings of genre scenes, historical scenes, landscapes, beaches and winter landscapes.
