Artwork
Der böse Fuß
Der böse Fuß is an unspecified painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Lingelbach. It dates from 1655 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
About this work
Overview
Der böse Fuß is a 1655 painting by Johannes Lingelbach, a Dutch Golden Age artist associated with the Bambocciate movement. It is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a street scene with three men and a horse before a rocky cliff. One man tends to the horse's hoof, possibly indicating an injury, which may be related to the work's title, meaning 'The Bad Foot'.
Technique & Style
Lingelbach employed chiaroscuro, emphasizing contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth in the scene. This technique is evident in the depiction of the figures and the rocky cliff.
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.
The way station
Horsemen Halted on a Mountain Pass
The Card Players
In front of the inn (Country scene with a hunting party)
View of a Levantine port
Kulkijoita metsätiellä
After the Hunt
Halt zweier Reiter
Hunters at Rest
The Return from the Hunt
"The Piper (Shepherd Scene with Shawm Player
Road in the Roman Campagna