Mountainous Landscape with Bridge
57.0 x 46.0 cm
eugène joseph verboeckhoven (1798 – 1881)
Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881): Belgian animal painter renowned for idyllic landscapes & meticulous detail. A key figure linking 17thC tradition to 19thC realism, his works grace museums worldwide.
Verboeckhoven was a leading nineteenth-century animalier painter who specialized in livestock. In this view, he reversed the typical scale of figure to ground, resulting in one of his rare pure landscapes. (A diminutive pair of deer appears at lower center.) It was perhaps inspired by the scenery of the Ardennes forest, which the artist visited in the 1820s.
About this artwork
- Title: Mountainous Landscape with Bridge
- Artist: eugène joseph verboeckhoven
- Original dimensions: 57.0 x 46.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Earthy
- Color hue: Green Spectrum