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Landscape with a rider watering his horse
Landscape with a rider watering his horse is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Wijnants. It dates from 1669 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Technique & Style
Jan Wijnants created Landscape with a rider watering his horse in 1669 using oil paint applied to a panel support. The work measures 23.5 cm in height and 30.5 cm in width, presenting a landscape genre scene that depicts a horse. As an oil-on-panel painting from the late 17th century, it reflects the material conventions of Dutch landscape painting from that period.
History & Provenance
It was originally owned by Adriaan van der Hoop, a noted collector whose holdings were later entrusted to the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Museum in Amsterdam.
Landscape with a rider watering his horse is an oil painting on panel created in 1669 by Jan Wijnants. It was originally owned by Adriaan van der Hoop, a noted collector whose holdings were later entrusted to the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Museum in Amsterdam.
The work measures 23.5 cm in height and 30.5 cm in width.
Jan Wijnants' painting Landscape with a rider watering his horse is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work was originally part of the collection of Adriaan van der Hoop, which was subsequently acquired by the museum. It is currently located within the Amsterdam Museum's holdings as part of this transferred collection. The specific inventory or accession number for the piece is not provided in the available sources.
Overview
Jan Wijnants’ 1669 oil painting, entitled Landscape with a Rider Watering His Horse, presents a quiet countryside scene. A rider on horseback pauses at a shallow stream, allowing the animal to drink while the surrounding terrain unfolds under a muted sky. The work is part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection and exemplifies the Dutch landscape tradition of the late seventeenth century.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a solitary figure and his horse engaged in a moment of rest, suggesting themes of travel, care, and the relationship between man and animal. The tranquil setting, with distant trees and rolling hills, reinforces a sense of harmony with nature, a common motif in Dutch pastoral art that emphasizes everyday activities within a broader landscape.
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