Artwork
Hilly landscape
Hilly landscape is an oil painting by Pieter Stalpaert. It dates from 1635 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work portrays a rural scene featuring a tree and a house, elements that contribute to its iconography as a conventional landscape composition.
The work portrays a rural scene featuring a tree and a house, elements that contribute to its iconography as a conventional landscape composition. Its meaning is tied to the representation of the Dutch countryside in the mid-seventeenth century, reflecting contemporary interest in pastoral settings and domestic architecture. The painting is part of the Rijksmuseum collection and was owned by Abraham Bredius, underscoring its historical provenance.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in oil paint on a wooden panel, a medium and support recorded in the source documentation. The painting measures 66.5 cm in height by 114.8 cm in width, reflecting its formal dimensions as specified. Its stylistic character aligns with a landscape genre, depicting a tree and a house within a hilly terrain, consistent with 17th-century compositional approaches.
The handling of light and spatial depth conveys a naturalistic rendering typical of Dutch landscape painting of the period.
History & Provenance
The work was created in 1635 by Pieter Stalpaert as an oil painting on panel, depicting a tree and house. It entered the collection of Abraham Bredius before being acquired by the Rijksmuseum, where it remains housed. The painting measures 66.5 cm in height and 114.8 cm in width and is classified as a landscape genre work.
Hilly landscape by Pieter Stalpaert is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. The work, an oil painting on panel from 1635, was formerly owned by the Dutch collector Abraham Bredius before entering the museum's holdings.
No exhibition history is documented in the available sources.
Context
Pieter Stalpaert's Hilly landscape (1635) exemplifies 17th-century Dutch landscape painting, depicting a tree and house within a hilly terrain on panel. The work is housed in the Rijksmuseum collection and was owned by Abraham Bredius, reflecting its historical significance within the artist's oeuvre and the broader Dutch Golden Age landscape tradition.
Overview
Created in 1635 by the Flemish-born painter Pieter Stalpaert, Hilly Landscape is an oil on canvas that measures a modest size yet conveys an expansive countryside. The work belongs to the Rijksmuseum’s collection, where it is displayed among other 17th‑century Dutch landscape paintings.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pieter Stalpaert or Peeter Stalpaert (1572 in Brussels – before 1639 in Amsterdam) was a Flemish painter who was active in the Dutch Republic. He is known for his landscape and marine paintings.
