Peasants’ Grief (‘Boerenverdriet’)
dated 1649 | David III. Ryckaert
The village is being pillaged by soldiers from the northern, Protestant United Provinces, as indicated by the white, orange and blue feathered cap worn by the soldier on the right. The burning church in the distance was probably ransacked by Protestant iconoclasts. The centre of the composition focuses on the helplessness of women: One is kneeling before the marauders offering money; the woman sitting on a soldier’s lap has apparently offered herself, while mothers on the right are reduced to begging for mercy. Ryckaert has also included a self-portrait, in the open doorway, facing us.
The village is being pillaged by soldiers from the northern, Protestant United Provinces, as indicated by the white, orange and blue feathered cap worn by the soldier on the right. The burning church in the distance was probably ransacked by Protestant iconoclasts. The centre of the composition focuses on the helplessness of women: One is kneeling before the marauders offering money; the woman sitting on a soldier’s lap has apparently offered herself, while mothers on the right are reduced to begging for mercy. Ryckaert has also included a self-portrait, in the open doorway, facing us.
Artist:
David III. Ryckaert (1612 - 1661 Antwerpen) DNB
Time:
dated 1649
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
121 cm × 177 cm
Framed (gallery frame with inscriptions): 136,8 cm × 192,3 cm × 8,8 cm
Signed
Inscribed in the lower left: Davide Ryckaert Fecit Antwerpiae 1649
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 733
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm
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