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The Stable

Dutch Golden Age Realism
34.0 x 44.0 cm

A boy leads a white horse into the stable as a storm is brewing outside. Inside the stable is a brown horse drinking out of a bucket and a stable boy fetching more hay. In the background, a man and a boy brave the bad weather. Although Philips Wouwerman was first and foremost known as a landscape painter, he was also renowned by his contemporaries for his unique ability to paint horses with great precision and accuracy. The anatomy and movement patterns of horses are brought into focus in his travellers’ stable paintings, while the surrounding landscape often merely serve as the outer framework for the scene. They can accordingly be regarded as animal studies rather than actual landscape paintings. In this work, the white and brown horse also take prominent places in the composition of the painting, while the bleak landscape help lend a certain depth and mood to the scene.

Philips Wouwerman (1619 – 1668)

Explore the dynamic world of Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668), a Dutch Golden Age master! Discover his captivating hunting, landscape & battle scenes featuring skilled depictions of horses.

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Title: The Stable
Artist: Philips Wouwerman
Original dimensions: 34.0 x 44.0 cm
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Public domain
Movement: Dutch Golden Age Realism
Corpus context: rural labor , vulnerability
Keywords: dutch golden age , realistic painting , animal studies
Color intensity: Monochromatic
Perceived brightness: deep_shadow

The Stable

Philips Wouwerman (1619 – 1668)

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