The Forest of Sonian was a favourite theme of Belgian painters in the 17th century. Stimulated by Denijs van Alsloot, it gave rise to a unique decorative style, of which Lucas Achtschellinck, Lodewijk de Vadder, and Jacques dArthois are the most important representatives. Compositions were mostly based on existing sites, which the artists rearranged and ordered on the canvas. Their preference was for sweeping landscapes framed by trees, with a far off view in the distance, as seen here in this sunken road with sandy slope, in which the golden hues of the sand contrast with the rather cold green of the trees and the pale blue sky. Despite the presence of the small figures in the foreground, the overwhelming focus is upon nature.
| Artist |
Lodewijk de Vadder
RKD
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| Title | The Soignes Forest with Market Vendors |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Forêt de Soignes TGN |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1965-B |
| Acquisition credit |
bequest
Zenner, Fernand Ghent 1965 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1965-B |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2841/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
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natural phenomena
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22C light Iconclass 22C1 natural light Iconclass 22C8 shadow Iconclass 25F animals Iconclass 25F2 mammals Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H12 dale, valley Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 34B11 dog Iconclass 46B21 merchant, salesman Iconclass 46C1215 carrying something on the head or on the shoulders Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 46C14 animal traction, animal-drawn vehicle (carriage etc.) Iconclass 48AA9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized Iconclass 61D(SONIAN FOREST) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (SONIAN FOREST) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
| Bijdrage tot de studie over Lodewijk de Vadder / Germ. Joos. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (jg. 4, p. 14) |
| Le Paysage flamand au XVIIième siècle / Yvonne Thiéry. - Bruxelles : [s.n.] : 1953 (p. 135, 198 (ill. 77)) |
| 'Etudes sur les paysagistes bruxellois du XVIIe siècle', in: Belgisch / Edith Greindl. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (jg. 29, p. 156-157) |
| La peinture flamande au XVIIe siècle / Edith Greindl. - Paris : Elsevier, 1961 ((ill. 50)) |
| Les peintres flamands de paysage au XVIIe siècle : Le baroque anversois et l'école bruxelloise / Yvonne Thiéry, Michel Kervyn de Meerendre. - Bruxelles : Lefebvre & Gillet, 1987 (p. 119, 120) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 49, 59) |
| Le dictionnaire des peintres belges du XIVe siècle à nos jours : Volume I-II: depuis les premiers maîtres des anciens Pays-Bas méridionaux et de la Principauté de Liège jusqu'aux artistes contemporains ; Volume III: Une histoire visuelle de la peinture en Belgique / Carine Dechaux, Brigitte De Patoul, Richard Kerremans, Eliane De Wilde, Philippe Roberts-Jones. - Bruxelles : La Renaissance du Livre, 1995 (p. 362-363) |
| 200 jaar verzamelen : Collectieboek Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Arnout Balis, Robert Hoozee, Maximiliaan P.J. Martens, Paul Van Haute. - Gent : Ludion, 2000 (p. 273 (ill. 39)) |
| 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. 158-159 (ill.)) |
| Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : een keuze uit de mooiste werken / Patrick De Rynck. - Gent : Ludion, 2007 (p. 44 (ill.)) |
| Neen! de Vlaamsche Kunst is niet vulgair / Domien Roggen. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] |
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