Landscape with a Sandy Path

Philips Wouwerman (1619–1668), oil on canvas, c. 1655

Philips Wouwerman is known primarily as a horse painter, yet he also painted landscapes. In the 1650s his landscapes became grander and the figures in them smaller. The travellers in this panoramic view walk along a sandy path and wade through the water. The silvery light lends the landscape a southern, Italianate atmosphere. Yet Wouwerman probably never visited Italy.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-C-273
  • Dimensionsdepth 10.2 cm, height 60.4 cm x width 79.1 cm x thickness 3.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek