A Gathering of Gods (1657 – 1705)
Johan Van Haensbergen1657 – 1705 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1705)
Specifications
- Year
- 1657 – 1705
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1642–1705
About the artwork
Dated 1657 – 1705, "A Gathering of Gods" is an artwork by Johan Van Haensbergen. Background on Mythology: In European academies, history and mythological subjects ranked highest among painting genres, so they often appear on a large scale and with ambitious compositions. Artists from the Renaissance to the Symbolists returned to myth to explore love, power, fate, and transformation. About the period around 1657 – 1705: In the Dutch Republic, a prosperous middle-class market supported landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and scenes of daily life painted at a modest scale for the home. The seventeenth century is the age of the Baroque, which favoured dramatic light, movement, and strong emotion in the work of painters in Italy, Spain, and Flanders. It is listed in the Mythology collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"A Gathering of Gods" 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. Mythological scenes add narrative depth and historical atmosphere, which helps them work as a central accent in classic as well as eclectic spaces. 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, 1642–1705
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