Artwork
Southern Landscape, Sunset
Southern Landscape, Sunset is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Lingelbach. It dates from 1664 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays a southern landscape at sunset, as indicated by its title and the explicit depiction of a sunset. As a landscape work, it presents a view of the southern countryside illuminated by the warm, fading light of the setting sun, capturing the tranquil atmosphere of evening. The scene emphasizes the natural beauty of the region during this transitional moment of day.
Technique & Style
Southern Landscape, Sunset is executed in oil paint on a canvas support, a typical medium for Dutch Baroque landscape painters of the mid‑seventeenth century.
Southern Landscape, Sunset is executed in oil paint on a canvas support, a typical medium for Dutch Baroque landscape painters of the mid‑seventeenth century. The work, dated 1664, shows Lingelbach’s handling of the oil medium to render the warm glow of a setting sun across an expansive sky and terrain. The paint is applied in layered glazes that allow subtle transitions of color, while the canvas provides a smooth ground for fine detail. No specific condition notes are recorded in the sources.
History & Provenance
The oil painting Southern Landscape, Sunset was created by Johannes Lingelbach in 1664. Executed on canvas, the work depicts a sunset scene and is classified within the landscape genre. The Statens Museum for Kunst currently holds the piece in its collection. The dimensions of the painting are recorded as 168.0 cm in height and 242.0 cm in width.
Overview
Southern Landscape, Sunset is a 1664 oil painting by Johannes Lingelbach, a Dutch Golden Age painter. The work depicts a serene countryside at dusk, characterized by a winding path, trees, a distant river, and figures amidst a soft, gray sky.
Artist & collection
Artist
Johannes (or Johann) Lingelbach (1622 – 3 November 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, associated with the second generation of Bambocciate, a group of genre painters working in Rome from 1625–1700.
