Large Forest Landscape with St. Stanislaus Kostka
1660/70 | Jacques d'Arthois
This landscape and its counterpart (Inv.-No. GG 422) were acquired from the Jesuit College in Bruges in 1776. The figure depicted is the Polish nobleman Stanislaus Kostka (1550–1568; canonised 1726). He had entered the Jesuit Order against his father’s will in 1567, after visiting the Jesuit College in Vienna and then walking from there to Rome.
This landscape and its counterpart (Inv.-No. GG 422) were acquired from the Jesuit College in Bruges in 1776. The figure depicted is the Polish nobleman Stanislaus Kostka (1550–1568; canonised 1726). He had entered the Jesuit Order against his father’s will in 1567, after visiting the Jesuit College in Vienna and then walking from there to Rome.
Artist:
Jacques d'Arthois (1613 - 1686 Brüssel) DNB
Time:
1660/70
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
240 cm × 456 cm
Framed: 266 cm × 485 cm × 8,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 468
Provenance
1776 acquired from the Jesuit College in Bruges