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The riding school
The riding school is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Lingelbach. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Overview
The Riding School is a 17th-century oil painting by Johannes Lingelbach, a Dutch artist active in Rome.
Subject & Meaning
The scene depicts a lively outdoor riding school with numerous figures on horseback, on foot, or leading horses, set against a backdrop of trees, a classical building, and a distant windmill under a partly cloudy sky.
Technique & Style
Lingelbach's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume, with light and shadow accentuating the textures of clothing and animals, giving the horses and riders a three-dimensional appearance.
History & Provenance
Created around 1650, The Riding School is part of the Dutch Golden Age painting tradition and is now held in the Rijksmuseum collection.
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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.
