A Street Scene in Cologne (c.1684)
Jan van der Heydenc.1684 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1712)
Specifications
- Year
- c.1684
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1637–1712
About the artwork
This page presents "A Street Scene in Cologne" (c.1684), created by Jan van der Heyden. About the period around c.1684: 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. In Japan the Edo period began in 1603, and in China the Qing dynasty took power in 1644, both bringing new patrons and styles. Background on Landscape: 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. 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. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is landscape.
"A Street Scene in Cologne" 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, 1637–1712
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