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Description: | It is possible to trace the influence of at least two Flemish artists in this painting. During the seventeenth century animal themes were a common subject. Jan 'Velvet' Brueghel's meticulous interpretation of Noah's Ark, for example, inspired generations to come. In the present painting the lions and the cheetah lying down imitate those in Brueghel's painting. Other animals, such as the rearing white horse, one of the camels and a cow, relate to Jacob Bouttats's Orpheus Charming the Animals. In contrast, however, the composition of the Bridport painting does not share the detail and complexity of these other works. | Subjects: | religion (Noah's Ark); landscape; figure; animal | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Flemish School Æ After Bouttats, Jacob (Flemish painter, active 1700) After Brueghel, Jan, the elder (Flemish painter, draftsman, 1568-1625) Previously attributed to imitator of Bouttats, Jacob (Flemish painter, active 1700) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8918... | Go to resource |
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