The Entrance to the Woods
Philips Koninck (1619-1688), oil on canvas, c. 1670
A vast watery view dotted with numerous mills – at first sight this is a typical Dutch landscape. The purplish mountains on the horizon, however, sooner recall Italy. To convey the wide panorama, Philips Koninck – a pupil of Rembrandt – adopted a high vantage point. In the foreground he placed some majestic trees rendered in a brownish-green impasto. Farther back, a meandering river leads the eye into the distance dominated by cooler colours.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-207
- Dimensionsdepth 9 cm, height 138 cm x width 164.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek
