1662
oil
canvas
From the collection of Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Barnyard is a 1662 oil by Johannes Siberechts, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
This painting shows a lively scene in a barnyard. There are several people, including women and children, and many animals like dogs, chickens, and a horse. The people are dressed in old-fashioned clothing and are doing various activities like feeding the animals or sitting on the ground. In the background, there is a large tree and a building that might be a house or a barn. The sky is cloudy and gray, which gives the whole scene a bit of a gloomy feel. You can learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro by looking up the technique.
Jan Siberechts (1627–1703) was a Flemish landscape painter who, after a successful career in Antwerp, emigrated in the latter part of his life to England.
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