Artwork
River Landscape
River Landscape is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Griffier. It dates from 1691 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a river, situating it within the landscape genre. As a landscape painting by Jan Griffier I, it represents the natural world through the depiction of a waterway, a common subject in seventeenth-century European landscape art that typically evokes the relationship between nature and human observation.
Technique & Style
Classified as a landscape painting, the composition depicts a river scene, reflecting the artist’s focus on natural vistas.
The River Landscape is rendered in oil paint on a canvas support, measuring 24 cm high and 29.5 cm wide. The medium consists of oil paint applied to the canvas, a typical support for Griffier’s works. Classified as a landscape painting, the composition depicts a river scene, reflecting the artist’s focus on natural vistas.
The work belongs to the landscape genre, emphasizing topographical detail. No specific details about the artist’s handling, surface condition, or stylistic nuances are provided in the sources.
History & Provenance
The oil-on-canvas painting River Landscape was created by Jan Griffier the Elder in 1681. The work depicts a river scene and measures 24 cm in height by 29.5 cm in width. It is currently held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
The specific commission details and the full chain of ownership prior to its current location are not documented in the provided sources.
The painting is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
Its inventory number is WAF 1969.
It was exhibited at the exhibition Dutch and Flemish Landscapes 1600–1800 held at the Alte Pinakothek in 1969.
Overview
River Landscape, created by Jan Griffier in 1691, is an oil painting depicting a serene riverside scene with buildings, trees, and figures, characterized by muted colors and chiaroscuro.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jan Griffier (c. 1652 – 1718) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was active in England, where he was admitted to the London Company of Painter-Stainers in 1677.
