An extensive landscape with figures on a path in the foreground
Jan WijnantsLandscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1684)
Specifications
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1632–1684
About the artwork
"An extensive landscape with figures on a path in the foreground" is an artwork by Jan Wijnants. Background on Landscape: 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. Landscape became an independent genre in European painting in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, while in East Asia it had long been central to ink painting. It is listed in the Landscape collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"An extensive landscape with figures on a path in the foreground" 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
Dutch, 1632–1684
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