Artwork
Zwart paard door een stalknecht geleid

Zwart paard door een stalknecht geleid is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Unknown. It dates from 1670 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas. It measures 226 cm in height and 286 cm in width and was created in the Northern Low Countries in 1670. The composition depicts a black horse guided by a pageboy, rendered with the characteristic handling of Dutch Golden Age oil technique and a formal emphasis on chiaroscuro and anatomical precision.
History & Provenance
The painting titled Zwart paard door een stalknecht geleid (Black Horse Led by a Groom) was created in 1670 in the Northern Low Countries.
The painting titled Zwart paard door een stalknecht geleid (Black Horse Led by a Groom) was created in 1670 in the Northern Low Countries. Executed in oil paint on canvas, the work is attributed to an anonymous artist. It measures 226 cm in height and 286 cm in width.
The specific commission details and the full chain of ownership prior to its current location are not documented in the available records. The artwork is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
The painting Zwart paard door een stalknecht geleid is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It is cataloged as an anonymous work created in 1670, executed in oil on canvas. The artwork measures 226 cm in height and 286 cm in width.
No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available records, nor is there any documented exhibition history for this piece in the provided sources.
Context
The painting Zwart paard door een stalknecht geleid by an anonymous artist was created in 1670 in the Northern Low Countries using oil paint on canvas. It is part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam, where it is cataloged as an anonymous work depicting a horse, with dimensions recorded as 226 cm in height and 286 cm in width. Scholars have examined its stylistic connections to 17th-century Dutch painting, particularly within the context of animal subjects in Dutch art, though the artist remains unidentified in the historical record.
The work is classified as a painting from the Dutch Golden Age, reflecting contemporary interests in naturalistic representation and rural life.
Overview
The painting 'Zwart paard door een stalknecht geleid' is an oil on canvas work depicting a scene with a man and a horse.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows a man in dark blue attire guiding a black horse along a rocky path, set against a backdrop of a hill and trees. The man's loose grip on the reins suggests a calm interaction between the two.
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