Travelers by a Lake (1625)
Esaias van de Velde1625 · Square · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1630)
Specifications
- Year
- 1625
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1587–1630
About the artwork
Dated 1625, "Travelers by a Lake" is an artwork by Esaias van de Velde. Landscape, a short history: Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. 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. Historical background, 1625: In Japan the Edo period began in 1603, and in China the Qing dynasty took power in 1644, both bringing new patrons and styles. 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 Landscape collection. The image is in square orientation.
"Travelers by a Lake" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A square format is flexible and works well on its own or as part of a grid on a gallery wall. 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, 1587–1630
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