Artwork
Farmhouse Parlor
Farmhouse Parlor is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Josef Frans Nollekens. It dates from 1725 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The composition focuses on the interior of a rustic dwelling, specifically a parlor within a farmhouse setting.
Painted in 1725, this oil-on-panel work by Josef Frans Nollekens presents a genre scene centered on a farmer. The composition focuses on the interior of a rustic dwelling, specifically a parlor within a farmhouse setting. As a piece of genre art, the painting documents the everyday life and domestic environment of the agricultural working class rather than illustrating a specific historical event or religious narrative. The depiction serves as a visual record of 18th-century rural interiors and the figures who inhabited them.
Technique & Style
Created in 1725, Farmhouse Parlor is a genre scene executed in oil paint on a wooden panel. The work measures 22.6 cm in height and 17.6 cm in width. Stylistically, the composition focuses on domestic interior life, specifically depicting a farmer within the setting.
The piece is classified as a painting and represents the genre art tradition associated with the artist Josef Frans Nollekens.
History & Provenance
"Farmhouse Parlor" was painted by Josef Frans Nollekens in 1725. The work is executed in oil on panel and depicts a farmer in a genre scene setting. The painting is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is located at the Alte Pinakothek. The work measures 22.6 cm in height and 17.6 cm in width.
The painting Farmhouse Parlor by Josef Frans Nollekens is held within the Bavarian State Painting Collections. It is specifically located at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The work, created in 1725, is an oil painting on panel measuring 22.6 cm in height and 17.6 cm in width.
The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number for the piece, nor do they record any exhibition history.
Overview
Created in 1725, Farmhouse Parlor is an oil painting by the Flemish-born artist Josef Frans Nollekens, who spent much of his career working in England. The work belongs to the Rococo period and presents a quiet interior scene that captures a moment of domestic life.
Context
Farmhouse Parlor reflects the Rococo interest in intimate, genre subjects that depict ordinary people in domestic settings. It aligns with Nollekens' broader oeuvre, which often blended the elegance of French Rococo aesthetics with the modest realism of Flemish tradition.
Artist & collection
Artist
Josef Frans Nollekens or Joseph Frans Nollekens (1702–1748) was a Flemish painter who was principally active in England where he is often referred to as "Old Nollekens" to distinguish him from his famous son, the sculptor Joseph Nollekens.
Bauernschenke (Kopie nach)
Family at the Meal
Bauerngenre
Zwei Bauern und ein altes Weib in der Schenke
Raucher auf einer Bank
Wirtsstube
Family at the Meal
Interior of a Peasant's Cottage
A Kitchen Maid at Work
Peasants Taking a Meal
Interior țărănesc cu băutori (în registrul inventar: Oameni băuți într-o cârciumă de țară)