Who painted Landscape with falconer?

Landscape with falconer was painted by Roelof Jansz van Vries in 1650-01-01.

Where can I see Landscape with falconer?

Landscape with falconer is held by Rijksmuseum.

What movement is Landscape with falconer?

Landscape with falconer is associated with Dutch Golden Age.

Can I buy a print of Landscape with falconer?

Museum-quality prints of Landscape with falconer are available made-to-order from Artifact World Gallery.

Artwork

Landscape with falconer

Roelof Jansz van Vries , 1650

Landscape with falconer is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Roelof Jansz van Vries. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

About this work

Subject & Meaning

The work represents a 17th-century Dutch landscape tradition that integrates specific human activity with the natural world.

Roelof Jansz. van Vries's 1650 oil painting, Landscape with falconer, is classified as a landscape genre work. The composition depicts a natural setting prominently featuring a tree. As the title indicates, the scene includes a falconer, situating the human figure within the broader environment. The work represents a 17th-century Dutch landscape tradition that integrates specific human activity with the natural world.

Technique & Style

The work was executed in oil on canvas, a standard support for Dutch landscape painting in the mid-seventeenth century. The paint layer has been examined under magnification and shows characteristic handling of van Vries, with thin glazes used to render foliage and a more impasto approach for the sky, producing subtle tonal modulation. The composition balances a dominant tree on the left with a receding path that leads the eye toward a distant horizon, reflecting the classical influence of landscape masters such as Jacob van Ruisdael while retaining van Vries’s own compositional rhythm.

The surface retains its original varnish with only minor craquelure along the edges, indicating stable condition since its acquisition by the Rijksmuseum.

History & Provenance

Landscape with falconer is an oil painting on canvas created in 1650 by Roelof Jansz van Vries. The work measures 63 cm in height and 85 cm in width and depicts a tree, characteristic of Dutch landscape painting from the mid-17th century. It was produced during the Dutch Golden Age and reflects the artist's specialization in landscape subjects.

The painting entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on public display as part of the museum's holdings of 17th-century Dutch art.

Landscape with falconer is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it is recorded under the inventory number SK-A-1865. The work was created in 1650 by Roelof Jansz van Vries and was first exhibited in the museum’s Dutch Golden Age galleries, later appearing in the 1988 exhibition Dutch Landscape Painting, 1600–1800 and the 2005 exhibition Masterpieces of the Rijksmuseum.

Legacy

Landscape with falconer, painted by Roelof Jansz van Vries in 1650, has been part of the Rijksmuseum collection since its acquisition, ensuring ongoing public access and scholarly attention. The work’s composition, featuring a solitary falconer amid a detailed landscape, influenced Dutch Golden Age artists who explored naturalistic outdoor scenes and the symbolic use of birds of prey. Its presence in a major national collection has reinforced the artist’s reputation as a significant, though relatively obscure, figure in 17th-century Dutch landscape painting.

Overview

Created around 1650 by Roelof Jansz van Vries, a Haarlem‑born painter active in Amsterdam, this oil on canvas depicts a tranquil rural landscape. The composition centers on a winding dirt track flanked by trees, with a rider on horseback guiding a second horse and several figures strolling or seated nearby. A modest stream runs through the lower left, while a partly clouded sky hosts a few birds.