Landscape with Grotto and a Rider
| Landscape with Grotto and a Rider | |
|---|---|
Oil on panel | |
| Dimensions | 99.1 cm × 68.6 cm (39 in × 27 in) |
| Location | Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut |
Landscape with Grotto and a Rider is an
Painting
The painting depicts a massive grotto. Grottoes were one of the favorite themes of de Momper, and they figure in many of his paintings.[3] Cornelis van Dalem's work influenced de Momper in the choice of this subject.[3]
In the foreground, a man is sitting with his back against a stone, while two horsemen are sitting on their mounts and looking up to the viewer's right. One of them is flanked by a dog. The other is pointing up to the natural features of the grotto. Momper's paintings regularly feature exotic and mountainous topography,[4] and such is the case of Landscape with Grotto and a Rider.
He made use of his memory and imagination to produce foreign vistas with fantastic physical features and glimpses of exotic topography from his studio in
Provenance
The painting was part of the collection of Count Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum, and later came in the possession of Amsterdam-based collector Piet de Boer.
References
- ^ a b "Landscape with Grotto". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ISBN 978-90-70288-12-9.
- ^ Liechtenstein Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Landscape Painting in the Netherlands". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87099-385-5.
