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Distant View with Cottages along a Road
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Distant View with Cottages along a Road

Philips Koninck · 1655 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A few dunes provide the only relief in this otherwise sweeping landscape stretching out under a vast sky. Koninck specialized in flat landscapes, which he built up with countless dots, like the knots in a tapestry. His palette and loose painting style reveal the influence of Rembrandt. The three cottages at the left are based on an etching by Rembrandt from 1650.

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Subjects
paintingroad, path
Credit lineDistant View with Cottages along a Road. 1655. Philips Koninck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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