Artwork
View of the Dutch Trading Post in Lawec in Cambodia
View of the Dutch Trading Post in Lawec in Cambodia is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vingboons. It dates from 1662 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Overview
View of the Dutch Trading Post in Lawec in Cambodia is an oil painting created by Johannes Vingboons in 1662. It is a landscape depicting a trading post in Cambodia and is held at the Rijksmuseum.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a serene landscape with a river, a fenced trading post, and distant hills under a dramatic sky. The artist emphasizes the tranquility of the scene, rather than depicting action or drama, conveying a sense of order and calm.
Technique & Style
The work is characterized by its use of oil paint to capture a wide, flat landscape with thick, dramatic clouds. Vingboons' style is marked by a focus on the quiet, orderly aspects of the scene.
Artist & collection
Artist
Dutch painters in the 1600s mapped the world on canvas—Johannes Vingboons turned trade routes into art.
