Artwork
Popas la fântână (în registrul inventar: La fântână)
Popas la fântână (în registrul inventar: La fântână) is an unspecified painting by the Baroque artist Philips Wouwerman. It is held in the collection of the Brukenthal National Museum. The painting 'Popas la fântână' depicts a serene forest scene featuring people and horses in a natural setting.
About this work
Overview
The painting 'Popas la fântână' depicts a serene forest scene featuring people and horses in a natural setting.
Subject & Meaning
The scene includes a horseman near a tree, another person on the ground, a grazing white horse, and a dark horse tied to a branch, creating a tranquil atmosphere.
Technique & Style
The artist achieved a three-dimensional effect on the horses' coats through careful rendering of light. Loose brushstrokes were used for the trees and sky, conveying a sense of naturalness.
Context
The use of light and shadow in the painting is reminiscent of the artistic technique known as chiaroscuro, which emphasizes contrasts between light and dark.
Artist & collection
Artist
Philips Wouwerman (also Wouwermans) (24 May 1619 (baptized) – 19 May 1668) was a Dutch painter of hunting, landscape and battle scenes. He became prolific during the Dutch Golden Age and joined the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
Popas lângă cârciumă (în registrul inventar: Lângă cârciumă)
La potcovar
Cal murg deschis și un grăjdar; pandant: Cal murg închis și un grăjdar
Landscape with people and cattle
Landscape with Goats
Landskap
Manej în aer liber
Watering the horses
Landscape with figures
A Peasant Driving a Laden Mule
Landschap met boeren
Trei cai în fața unor corturi. Pandant: Doi cai în fața unor corturi