Dutch or Flemish school; late eighteenth century.
"Battle".
Oil on oak panel.
It presents restorations.
It has an information label on the back.
Keeps illegible signature.
Measures: 47 x 64cm; 66 x 80 cm (frame).
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Dutch or Flemish school; late 18th century.
"Battle".
Oil on oak panel.
It has restorations.
It has an informative label on the back.
It conserves an illegible signature.
Measurements: 47 x 64 cm; 66 x 80 cm (frame).
In this canvas a historical subject is represented, a violent battle in a natural scenery dominated by a sky that determines a greyish and leaden illumination, of shines and half shadows. In the centre of the scene, a man and his horse, both of whom are down, are being overpowered by a man on horseback, who appears to be the main character in the scene, as the horswoman in the background is largely behind him, although other groups of soldiers can be seen in the scene, structured in several successive planes in such a way as to increase the spatial sensation of the painting.
As is usual in the depiction of this type of subject matter, the scene is apparently chaotic, although rigorously studied, reflecting with naturalism the din of the fighting, the violence of the confrontation, a violence that is also reflected in the warm, fiery colouring. While in the 17th century the demand for religious art for churches ceased radically in the northern provinces of what is now Holland, in Flanders a monumental art in the service of the Catholic Church flourished, partly because of the need to restore the damage that the wars had caused to churches and convents. In the field of secular art, Flemish painters worked for the court in Brussels and also for the other courts of Europe, producing paintings with classical, mythological and historical themes that were to decorate brilliantly the Royal Sites of Spain, France and England. As a result, there was a proliferation of small and medium-sized works on a wide range of genres, painted by specialised painters who often collaborated on the same work.
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