A Wooded Walk (1650)
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Photograph © The University of Edinburgh
Artist | Jan Lievens (b.1607, d.1674) |
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Title | A Wooded Walk |
Date | 1650 |
Period | 17th century; 1650s |
Description | Lievens became an established artist in his native Leiden at a young age; he was an apprentice painter aged eight and struck out on his own only four years later. Like many of his works, this painting was originally attributed to Rembrandt. Another resident of Leiden, Rembrandt’s career has largely eclipsed that of Lievens. The pair were born only a year apart and were close contemporaries in their early careers. They worked from the same models and are thought to have shared a studio for over five years. Lievens experimented with landscape painting when working in Antwerp from 1635 to 1644. Although this painting is unsigned, it relates closely to a signed landscape in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin. |
Material | canvas (textile material)/textile materials/materials (substances); oil paint (paint)/paint (coating) |
Dimensions | 51.5 x 70.5 cm |
Subject | Holland/Netherlands; Landscapes |
Collection | Torrie Collection; Art Collection |
Accession Number | EU0723 |