Together with Lodewijk de Vadder, Jacques d’Arthois belonged to the Sonian Forest school of painters during the second half of the seventeenth century. In broad and powerful brushstrokes, he painted tall trees with rich foliage and lush undergrowth next to ravines, sandy hills and earthen footpaths, ponds and moss and ivy-covered tree stumps. The most striking element in this forest is the ruined tree in the centre of the composition. The figures, which are all moving in the same direction, are remarkably small compared to the surrounding landscape. These were usually painted by other painters, including David Teniers the Younger.
| Artist |
Jacques d'Arthois
RKD
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| Title | The Soignes Forest with Figures |
| Period | 17th century |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1882-E |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
1882 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1882-E |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/230/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 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 43B13 walking, hiking (recreation) Iconclass 46C11 road, path Iconclass 46C14 animal traction, animal-drawn vehicle (carriage etc.) Iconclass 48AA9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) 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 |
| Catalogue du musée de peinture de la ville de Gand, 1900 / Louis Maeterlinck. - Gand : Imprimerie Victor Van Doosselaere, 1900 (nr. 91) |
| Het Museum voor Schoone Kunsten der stad Gent / Alfons Van Werveke. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 72) |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 20-21) |
| Guide du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, Orné de 52 reproductions de tableaux : Extrait du guide illustré de Gand / Jos. Casier. - Gand : Anc. Maison d'édition Vanderpoorten, 1949 (p. 23) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 49) |
| 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. 46-47 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Ghent : The Collection (exhibition opened on March 21th 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Ghent : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, 2021 |
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