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Description: | Moucheron was born in Emden in 1633 and is believed to have studied with Jan Asselyn before travelling to France and possibly Italy. In 1656 he was in Paris and Lyon. He lived in Antwerp for most of the 1650s but returned to Amsterdam by around 1660. His early works show the influence of Asselyn but his later landscapes, which are usually Italianate scenes, are reminiscent of Jan Both and Adam Pynacker. Figures were usually added to his work by other artists, often by Adriaen van de Velde as in this example. This Italianate scene with a classical shrine and distant castle are not based on a particular site. Moucheron often used these panoramic vistas with figures crossing and descending into the middle plane. Nature is presented as an element under man's control. The trees with their feathery leaves are also typical of the artist's handling of foliage. | Subjects: | animal (dog horse); figure; landscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Moucheron, Frederick de (Dutch painter, 1633-1686) Æ Velde, Adriaen van de (Dutch painter, 1636-1672) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8863... | Go to resource |
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