These two paintings are pastoral scenes, imaginary stories that take place in an idyllic setting (inv. 1961-AG en 1961-AH). This genre only ever truly flourished in Holland. Carrée focused exclusively on idealized depictions of pastoral life in Arcadia, a bucolic, imaginary realm, far removed from everyday reality. In this paradisiacal dreamland, rural shepherds and shepherdesses lead a carefree life. They wear clothes all’antica: not realistic costumes, but theatrical robes loosely inspired by the dress of classical antiquity.
| Artist |
Michiel Carrée
RKD
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| Title | Italianised Landscape with Animals |
| Date | (?) 1693 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | overpainted signature and year right centre on an architectural element: […] / A 16[93?] |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1961-AG |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Reyers, Jules Brussels 1961 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1961-AG |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2680/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015636
landscapes
AAT
300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
22C
light
Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass 24A8 sunlight Iconclass 24F firmament, sky Iconclass 25F animals Iconclass 25F2 mammals Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 25I9 landscape with ruins Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 34B11 dog Iconclass 45L43 devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare) Iconclass 47G91 collapsing building Iconclass 47I2112 cow Iconclass 47I213 sheep Iconclass 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture Iconclass 61D(ITALY) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (ITALY) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 62-63 (ill.)) |
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