Bartholomeus Johannes Van Hove painted mainly cityscapes and church interiors in a realistic style. He is regarded as an important forerunner of the Hague School. In most of his cityscapes the emphasis lies on church architecture. In Dutch Town by Moonlight we are struck mainly by the mysterious and ominous atmosphere of night under a full moon. It is not known which city is depicted here.
| Artist |
Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove
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| Title | Dutch Town by Moonlight |
| Date | ca. 1826 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Netherlands TGN |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1826-C |
| Acquisition credit |
contest
van Hove, Bartholomeus Johannes Ghent 1826 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1826-C |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/56/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
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300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q712
church (exterior)
Iconclass
21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 22C5 reflection (light in general) Iconclass 23R13 evening Iconclass 23R14 night Iconclass 24A21 dusk, evening twilight Iconclass 24B moon as celestial body Iconclass 24B2 full moon Iconclass 24B6 moonlight Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25H217 river bank Iconclass 25I145 canals, waters (in city) Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A2711 walking Iconclass 31AA2711 walking - AA - female human figure Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 41A143 detached house in city Iconclass 45K1431 drawbridge ~ fortified city Iconclass 46C112 bridge Iconclass 46C144 four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Iconclass 46C1531 passenger carriage Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 46C256 freight vessel Iconclass 47D31 windmill Iconclass 61D(NETHERLANDS) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (NETHERLANDS) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
| Catalogue descriptif du Musée de la ville de Gand : précédé d'une notice historique / Adolphe Pierre Sunaert. - Gand : E. Vanderhaeghen, 1870 (p. 153-154, nr. 217) |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 82) |
| 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 (p. 188-189) |
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