The Edge of the Wood 1606 - 1661

"The Edge of the Wood" is a landscape painting by Cornelis Vroom, created between 1606 and 1661. This small-scale work, housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, showcases Vroom's mastery of depicting natural scenes. The painting depicts a serene woodland setting with a prominent tree in the foreground, its branches reaching up towards a subtly cloudy sky. Vroom's meticulous attention to detail is evident in the depiction of the forest's foliage, creating a sense of depth and tranquility, and the painting reflects the growing interest in landscape painting during the Dutch Golden Age.