Winter Night in a Dutch Town (1797)
Jacob Cats1797 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1799)
Specifications
- Year
- 1797
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1741–1799
About the artwork
Jacob Cats is the artist behind "Winter Night in a Dutch Town", dated 1797. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is landscape. 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. Context for 1797: The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form.
"Winter Night in a Dutch Town" 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. Landscape scenes add depth and a sense of air to the room, helping the space feel more open and working especially well above a sofa, console, or desk. 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
Dutch, 1741–1799
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