Artwork
Die kranke Ziege
Die kranke Ziege is a color painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Karel Dujardin. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Technique & Style
The medium of oil paint on canvas allows for the detailed rendering characteristic of Dujardin's approach to pastoral themes during this period.
Created in 1650, Die kranke Ziege by Karel Dujardin is executed in color on a canvas support. The work measures 84.5 cm in height and 73 cm in width. Stylistically, the painting is classified within the genres of landscape and genre art, depicting a scene that combines natural settings with domestic animal subjects.
The medium of oil paint on canvas allows for the detailed rendering characteristic of Dujardin's approach to pastoral themes during this period.
History & Provenance
Die kranke Ziege is an oil painting created by Karel Dujardin in 1650. Executed on canvas, the work measures 84.5 cm in height and 73 cm in width. It is currently held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it resides at the Alte Pinakothek. The painting combines elements of landscape and genre art.
Karel Dujardin's painting Die kranke Ziege, created in 1650, is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections. The work resides specifically within the Alte Pinakothek museum in Munich. The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number for the piece, nor do they record any exhibition history for this artwork.
The painting is executed in color on canvas and measures 84.5 cm in height by 73 cm in width.
Overview
Created circa 1650, Die kranke Ziege is an oil painting by Dutch artist Karel Dujardin. Executed in the style of the Dutch Golden Age, the work presents a modestly sized genre scene set within a landscape. It is part of the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a man in a brown fur coat observing a kneeling woman dressed in red with a white headscarf. A second woman in black stands nearby, while a goat and a white bird occupy the foreground. The somber atmosphere and the presence of the ailing goat suggest themes of illness, care, and rural hardship.
Context
Die kranke Ziege reflects Dujardin’s typical focus on pastoral and genre subjects, merging Dutch realism with the idealised scenery he encountered during his Italian sojourns. The work exemplifies the cross‑cultural influences that characterised many Dutch Golden Age painters who traveled abroad.
Artist & collection
Artist
Karel Dujardin (September 27, 1626 – November 20, 1678) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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