Description
Pieter Gijsels, auch Peeter Gysels, 1621 Antwerpen – 1690 ebenda, zugeschrieben RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH JETTY Oil on copper plate. 13.3 x 16.8 cm. In decorative frame with velvet. On the right bank of a lake or wide river a small rowing boat waiting for some elegantly dressed gentlemen. Next to it a larger sailing boat and further boats in the background against a backdrop of houses. Depiction with accentuated lighting. Depictions of river landscapes and moorings were a popular motif in the 17th century, as can be seen in the work of Jan Brueghel the Elder and other painters. (1402238) (1) (18)
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