1848
oil
canvas
From the collection of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Procession on the Grote Markt in Antwerp is a 1848 oil by Jan Michiel Ruyten, depicting Grote Markt, held at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
This painting shows a bustling city square, the Grote Markt, filled with people. On the left, a tall, ornate tower rises into the sky. On the right, a large, multi-story building with many windows and a clock tower stands. In the center, a procession is taking place, with people dressed in formal attire walking in a line. The scene is set against a backdrop of a cloudy sky. The atmosphere appears to be one of celebration or ceremony, with the crowd gathered to watch the procession. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
Jan Michiel Ruyten or Jan Ruyten (9 April 1813, in Antwerp – 12 November 1881, in Antwerp) was a Belgian Romantic painter, draughts man and engraver known for his genre paintings, cityscapes, landscapes with figures and history paintings.
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