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Genre scenes with peasants and commoners pair of paintings W. 43.5 - H. 32.5 cm oil on canvas

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Genre scenes with peasants and commoners pair of paintings W. 43.5 - H. 32.5 cm oil on canvas

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Estim. 3 500 - 4 000 EUR

LAMBERT DE HONDT (c. 1620 - 1665). "Kermesse". Oil on canvas. Preserves original canvas. Signed in the lower central area. Measurements: 59 x 82 cm; 71 x 94 cm (frame). The canvas shows a rural scene in which some peasants celebrate a party with food, wine and different games in front of a house. Thus recreating a stylistic pattern typical of the genre scenes that took place in northern Europe. Some of the characters such as the dancers and children, are pictorial resources that popularized David Teniers the young who managed to revitalize the genre of the representation of these popular festivals, characterized by the festive abandonment that is manifested in the traditions of the local peasants, also known as Kermesse whose greatest representative was Pierte Bruegel the Elder. Lambert de Hondt the Elder was a Flemish painter and draughtsman known mainly for his equestrian and battle scenes, as well as for his genre and landscape paintings. Only a few facts about de Hondt's life are preserved. It is known that he worked in Mechelen. He is sometimes confused with another artist who signed his paintings with L. de Hondt. This other artist, who also specialized in battle scenes and made designs for tapestries around 1700, is called Lambert de Hondt the Younger. It is not known if the two artists were related. De Hondt must have enjoyed high-level patronage, as one of his paintings (is marked with a white fleur-de-lis, and originally had a coat of arms on the reverse. This indicates that the painting belonged to the collection of Elisabeth Farnese.He was probably the author of compositions depicting military camps, cavalry and military convoys and battles signed L.D. HONDT. These paintings are reminiscent of the manner of painting of David Teniers the Younger. In his military scenes he usually uses a sketchy technique. His paintings mostly depict horses and cavalry. He also painted village scenes, hunting scenes and landscapes.

Estim. 220 - 280 EUR

Japanese decorative plate in polychrome terracotta with relief decoration of scenes of peasants working, s.XIX. Diam.: 54 cm.

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