Artwork
Landscape with Sunset
Landscape with Sunset is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Lucas van Uden. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The composition depicts a natural setting featuring mountains and trees, elements that define the visual subject matter of the piece.
Lucas van Uden's 1650 oil painting, Landscape with Sunset, is a work of the landscape genre executed on panel. The composition depicts a natural setting featuring mountains and trees, elements that define the visual subject matter of the piece. As a landscape painting from the mid-17th century, the work focuses on the representation of the terrestrial environment and atmospheric conditions implied by the title's reference to sunset.
The available records identify the specific topographical features of mountains and arboreal forms but do not elaborate on further allegorical symbolism or specific narrative meanings beyond the direct depiction of nature.
Technique & Style
Landscape with Sunset is classified as a painting executed in oil paint on panel, a support typical of seventeenth-century Flemish cabinet pictures. The work measures 71 cm in height by 41 cm in width, an upright format suited to a vertical landscape composition. Its subject matter, a landscape featuring mountains and trees, is rendered in the genre tradition associated with Lucas van Uden, who specialized in such panoramic and atmospheric scenes. The medium and dimensions indicate a modest-scale panel painting consistent with the artist's known output.
The panel support and oil technique align with Flemish practice of the mid-seventeenth century, allowing for the fine detail and tonal modulation characteristic of Uden's landscape style. No specific condition report or stylistic analysis is documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
Landscape with Sunset is an oil painting on panel created by Lucas van Uden in 1650. The work depicts a mountainous landscape featuring trees and a sunset. It is currently held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, part of the Vlaamse Kunstcollectie. The painting measures 71 cm in height and 41 cm in width.
The work is held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), part of the Flemish Art Collection, accessioned as inventory number 41. It entered the museum’s holdings as a painting by Lucas van Uden dated 1650.
The painting has not been recorded in major public exhibitions since its acquisition by the museum.
Overview
Landscape with Sunset is an oil painting created by Lucas van Uden around 1650. It is a characteristic example of his work, showcasing his skill in depicting natural settings.
Artist & collection
Artist
Lucas van Uden (18 October 1595 – 4 November 1672) was a leading Flemish landscape painter, draughtsman and engraver, who lived and worked in Antwerp.
