Artwork
Reitbahn
Reitbahn is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Philips Wouwerman. It dates from 1643 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Overview
Reitbahn is a 1643 oil-on-canvas painting by Philips Wouwerman, a Dutch artist known for his landscapes and scenes of everyday life.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a group of people outside a rustic building, with a man in a red coat leading a white horse. The scene is set against a dark, stormy sky, and the ground is muddy, suggesting a sense of activity and movement.
Technique & Style
Wouwerman's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and realism, with soft shadows and light highlighting the horse's coat while keeping the people's faces in shadow.
History & Provenance
Reitbahn is held in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek, a testament to Wouwerman's prominence as a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
Artist & collection
Artist
Philips Wouwerman (also Wouwermans) (24 May 1619 (baptized) – 19 May 1668) was a Dutch painter of hunting, landscape and battle scenes. He became prolific during the Dutch Golden Age and joined the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
The falconry
The Halt at the Cottage
Rückkehr von der Jagd
Dünenlandschaft mit Kaninchenjägern
In front of the inn (Country scene with a hunting party)
Peisaj cu figuri
Cloudy Dune Landscape
Horsemen and a beggar woman against landscape
Returning from the Hay Harvest
A Hunting Party
A horse at a smithy
Landscape with falconer