Artwork
The Oosterhuis in Antwerp
The Oosterhuis in Antwerp is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Lucas van Uden. It dates from 1660 and is held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
About this work
Technique & Style
The work is classified as a painting within the cityscape genre, in keeping with Lucas van Uden's specialization in topographical and landscape views.
The Oosterhuis in Antwerp is an oil painting executed on panel, a support typical of seventeenth-century Flemish cabinet pictures. Its modest format, 71 cm in height by 41 cm in width, indicates an intimate, vertically oriented composition suited to close viewing. The work is classified as a painting within the cityscape genre, in keeping with Lucas van Uden's specialization in topographical and landscape views.
Stylistically, the panel depicts a house and tree, suggesting a focused architectural study of the Oosterhuis residence framed by natural elements. The oil medium on a rigid wooden support allows for the fine, detailed handling characteristic of Flemish cityscape painting of the period, supporting crisp delineation of buildings and foliage. The work is held in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
History & Provenance
The Oosterhuis in Antwerp is a cityscape painting created by Lucas van Uden in 1660. Executed in oil paint on a panel, the work measures 71 cm in height and 41 cm in width. It depicts architectural elements including a house and a tree. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
The painting The Oosterhuis in Antwerp by Lucas van Uden is held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. Created in 1660, the work is executed in oil on panel and measures 71 cm in height by 41 cm in width. The provided sources do not contain specific inventory or accession numbers for the piece, nor do they record any exhibition history.
Overview
The Oosterhuis in Antwerp is a 1660 oil painting by Lucas van Uden, a Flemish landscape painter known for detailed cityscapes and collaborations with figure artists.
Subject & Meaning
The painting captures a serene winter scene in Antwerp, juxtaposing a large, snow-covered building (possibly a church or grand house) with a frozen river, where people engage in winter activities amidst bare trees and a gray sky, conveying tranquility.
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.
