View of Ostende
Mid-17th century | Robert van den Hoecke
Here Robert van den Hoecke has concerned himself with a form of panoramic landscape created by such Dutch painters as Hendrick Goltzius, Hercules Seghers and Jan van Goyen. The smooth horizon of a flat landscape is accented by the silhouette of Ostende, while the dune in the left foreground and the diagonal path of the strollers create remarkable counterpoint.
Here Robert van den Hoecke has concerned himself with a form of panoramic landscape created by such Dutch painters as Hendrick Goltzius, Hercules Seghers and Jan van Goyen. The smooth horizon of a flat landscape is accented by the silhouette of Ostende, while the dune in the left foreground and the diagonal path of the strollers create remarkable counterpoint.
Artist:
Robert van den Hoecke (1622 Antwerpen - 1668 Bergen/Mons) DNB
Time:
Mid-17th century
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 58,2 cm × 93 cm × 1,9 cm
Framed: 74,5 cm × 109,5 cm × 9 cm
Signed
Inscribed below centre: R v Hoecke
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 454
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm