Christoffel van den Berghe (Christoffel van den Berghe)
Dutch school
Rural landscape with a fair
Oil on copper
Painting size : 26,4 × 43 cm
Origin:
German collection ;
Hartle Gallery , Vienna ;
since 2009 in a private collection in Moscow Attribution : examination of Dr. Klaus Ertsa , Lingen , Germany , 16.12.2009 g ; examination of the professor, Doctor of Arts , VA Sadkova , Moscow, 20.04.2010
€ 50000-70000
The picture came to us in a very good condition. Paints put shedra and pasty and produce halo effect . Facing each other layers of glaze perfectly preserved, especially on the foliage of trees and bushes on the side of the road and give the film its distinctive spatial depth . Typical paint in their brightness caused by fast strokes, fluent and sharp.
We look with a slightly raised dots on a crowded rural landscape. In the foreground on the left picture a small lake with ducks , reeds framed on the left and on the right a low hill. On this hill is growing curved tree , whose leaves thickly studded crown reaches the upper edge of the picture . On the far shore of the lake we see a few geese and ducks. Left married couple watches the brawl that unfolded on the ground in front of the two houses , which are seen behind a lush canopy of trees . Another couple standing in front of the house, the roof, which partially covers the described tree . In the doorway stands one man, and one on the right looks out the window.
On the right edge of the picture along the row of houses on the middle distance road stretches and takes us to the church. Ahead on the road stroll nobly dressed gentlemen, and run two dogs , black and white . Before lined up houses cheerfully plays the piper , calling facing couples dance. Right at the edge of the picture on the side of the road sits a couple , and the three men with musical instruments at the ready stood before the open door of the rightmost house, part of which is cut off by the edge of the picture , behind the left - hilly landscape. A long procession to the church , going to the left. Some of the demonstrators carried red flags. At the roadside located onlookers and watch the action . Close to two horses pulling covered wagon run by a man sitting on the horse's left . On the steeple of the church bell tower waving a red flag. Above this vibrant landscape stretches of bright blue sky, thickly covered with clouds. For them, and for the canopy of trees guessed sun, throwing rays scattered by the average plan with a church and a procession , as well as on the right row of houses. In all likelihood, it is about the fair and the parade on St. George's Day , that is, a topic that has repeatedly used Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his son Peter Jr. in many of his works. This conjecture is confirmed by the presence of many flags , most of which depicted St. George , which is , unfortunately, not possible to see clearly .
In van den Berghe in compositionally and in the similarity of subject matter there are similarities with the following works : "The Village on the River ", oil on copper , 11,5 × 16,5 cm, monogram CVB. The Hague, Mauritshuis , "Winter" , oil on copper , 11,5 × 16,5 cm, monogram CVB. The Hague, Mauritshuis . Pointillistic paintings reminiscent of Impressionist technique . However, the plot and spatial expression in Christoffel van den Berghe is still firmly tied to the Flemish tradition XVII century, in particular the fineness of detail and desire for his beloved idol, Jan Brueghel the Elder.
Judging by the nature of painting and landscape typology and melkofigurnogo staffage , this work is performed , about the first half of the 1620s . The picture is different professional level of performance and , of course, has a museum value .
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