Artwork
A Beach
A Beach is an unspecified painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Lingelbach. It dates from 1655 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
A Beach is a 1655 painting by Johannes Lingelbach, a Dutch Golden Age painter associated with the Bamboccianti group in 17th-century Rome. The work captures a lively coastal scene, characteristic of the artist’s emphasis on everyday life compositions.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a relaxed beach scene with a diverse group of people engaging in various activities near the water’s edge, including horseback riding, standing, sitting, and possibly resting. The composition conveys a sense of natural, everyday interaction among the subjects.
Technique & Style
Lingelbach’s technique in A Beach achieves a sense of movement and energy, with dynamic interactions between horses and people. The overall atmosphere is one of relaxed, anecdotal realism, typical of the Bamboccianti style.
History & Provenance
Created in 1655, A Beach is now part of the collection at Statens Museum for Kunst.
Context
As a member of the Bamboccianti, a group of genre painters in Rome, Lingelbach’s work reflects the group’s focus on capturing lively, everyday scenes, often with a sense of storytelling.
Artist & collection
Artist
Johannes (or Johann) Lingelbach (1622 – 3 November 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, associated with the second generation of Bambocciate, a group of genre painters working in Rome from 1625–1700.
