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Wooded landscape
Wooded landscape is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Pieter van Asch. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Technique & Style
Executed in 1650, this landscape by Pieter van Asch is an oil painting on panel. The work measures 100 cm in height and 73 cm in width. Stylistically, the composition focuses on a wooded scene, prominently featuring trees as the primary subject matter within the genre of landscape painting.
History & Provenance
The work entered the collection of Adriaan van der Hoop, who later bequeathed it to the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Museum.
Pieter van Asch painted Wooded landscape in 1650 as an oil painting on panel (height 100 cm, width 73 cm). The work entered the collection of Adriaan van der Hoop, who later bequeathed it to the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Museum. It remains part of their shared holdings today.
Wooded landscape is held in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. According to the Wikidata record, the painting is part of the Rijksmuseum collection and is also associated with the Amsterdam Museum and the former collection of Adriaan van der Hoop, who is listed as a previous owner. No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
Overview
Pieter van Asch’s Wooded Landscape, executed in oil around 1650, presents a tranquil rural vista. A narrow, winding track cuts through a valley where a horse‑drawn cart laden with hay moves alongside two pedestrians. The composition is framed by a dense stand of trees, their twisted trunks and leafy crowns dominating the sky, while a modest stream meanders below and a few dwellings glimpse through the foliage.
Subject & Meaning
The work captures everyday agrarian life, emphasizing the harmonious relationship between humans, animals, and the natural environment. The presence of the cart and walkers suggests routine labor, while the expansive, almost untouched woodland conveys a sense of continuity and the enduring cycles of the countryside.
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