Open full image Pin

Landscape

Jan van de Velde

1620

oil

panel

From the collection of Fitzwilliam Museum

Baroque Landscape

Dominant colour

Landscape is a 1620 oil by Jan van de Velde, held at Fitzwilliam Museum.

Who painted this?: Jan van de Velde
When & what style?: 1620
Where can I see it?: Fitzwilliam Museum

About this work

This painting is a landscape scene, with a large tree in the foreground and a church steeple visible in the distance. The sky is cloudy, and birds are flying overhead. The painting is rendered in oil paint, with a focus on the natural scenery. The artist has used a range of colors to capture the mood of the scene, from the greens of the trees to the blues of the sky. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to look into the work of artist Jan van de Velde.

About the artist

Artist

Jan van de Velde

Jan van de Velde the younger (1593 – c. 1 November 1641) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, mostly of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was the son of Jan van de Velde the Elder and the father of…

See the richer artist page