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Description: | The representation of winter light and the cold blue hues in the background of this landscape are characteristic of Aert van der Neer's works. He specialised in capturing the twilight of dawn or dusk in expansive views, which are usually seen from a slightly raised vantage point. A path stretches across the composition and recedes into the background. Two small female figures carrying baskets on their heads introduce a warmer note of colour in the foreground. The cluster of trees surrounding a wooden cross frames the composition on one side, a familiar feature of van der Neer's pictures. | Subjects: | landscape; figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Neer, Aert van der (Dutch painter, 1603-1677) Æ Attributed to manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8970... | Go to resource |
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