The Entrance to the Woods 1650 - 1688
philipskoninck
river
charcoal drawing
possibly oil pastel
charcoal art
oil painting
acrylic on canvas
underpainting
painting painterly
watercolour illustration
surrealist
watercolor
"The Entrance to the Woods" (1650-1688) by Philips Koninck, a Dutch Golden Age painter, depicts a scenic landscape overlooking a winding river and a distant town. The painting is notable for its realistic portrayal of trees and foliage, with the artist meticulously capturing the texture of the bark, leaves, and branches. The composition, dominated by towering trees, creates a sense of depth and grandeur, inviting the viewer to imagine themselves entering the verdant expanse. This painting is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and showcases Koninck's mastery of landscape painting, a genre that was highly popular during the Dutch Golden Age.
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A vast watery view dotted with numerous mills – at first sight this is a typical Dutch landscape. The purplish mountains on the horizon, however, sooner recall Italy. To convey the wide panorama, Philips Koninck – a pupil of Rembrandt – adopted a high vantage point. In the foreground he placed some majestic trees rendered in a brownish-green impasto. Farther back, a meandering river leads the eye into the distance dominated by cooler colours.
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