Winter landscape with the flight to Egypt (c. 1590)
Gillis Mostaertc. 1590 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1598)
Specifications
- Year
- c. 1590
- Nationality / school
- Flemish
- Lifespan
- 1534–1598
About the artwork
"Winter landscape with the flight to Egypt" (c. 1590) is a work by Gillis Mostaert. It is listed in the Landscape collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Background on Landscape: Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. The invention of paint in tubes in the 1840s made it easier to work outdoors, and landscape became a main subject of Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism. Historical background, c. 1590: The Protestant Reformation changed how religious imagery was commissioned in northern Europe, while Venetian painters made rich colour and brushwork a central concern. The sixteenth century includes the High Renaissance in Italy, the Mannerist generation that followed it, and the Northern Renaissance of artists such as Dürer, Holbein, and Bruegel.
"Winter landscape with the flight to Egypt" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Flemish, 1534–1598
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