Artwork
Landscape with Peasant Girls at a Stream
Landscape with Peasant Girls at a Stream is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Siberechts. It dates from 1671 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Landscape with Peasant Girls at a Stream is a 1671 oil painting by Johannes Siberechts, a Flemish artist active during the Dutch Golden Age.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a rural scene with two peasant girls by a stream, one standing in the water with jugs and the other sitting on the bank with a bucket, surrounded by trees and a grazing cow in the distance.
Technique & Style
Siberechts employs chiaroscuro, using contrast between light and dark to highlight the figures against the forest background, drawing attention to their bright clothing amidst the dim surroundings.
History & Provenance
Siberechts, who worked in Antwerp before moving to England, created this work in 1671. It is now part of the collection at Statens Museum for Kunst.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jan Siberechts (1627–1703) was a Flemish landscape painter who, after a successful career in Antwerp, emigrated in the latter part of his life to England.
