Cavalry Camp
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DatesSigned: Sign. 1702
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 40 x 48 cm h x w x d: Ram 58 x 65 x 8 cm
Inventory numberNM 337
Other titlesTitle (sv): Kavalleriläger Title (en): Cavalry Camp
DescriptionCatalogue raisonné: Description in Flemish paintings C. 1600-C. 1800 III, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2010, cat.no. 14: Technical notes: The support consists of a single piece of plain weave fabric attached to a hardboard [marouflage]. The tacking edges present are concealed by strips of paper glued along the edge of the stretcher. Cusping present at the right side. The ground is light white and applied thinly and was then followed by a semi-transparent layer of brown imprimatura, which is visible in the space between the tent and the horses. The painting of the sky and the trees in the background is thin and opaque. There are very few areas of impasto. The figures were painted into the reserved areas left for them. The palette consists mainly of earth pigments with traces of red and blue. There are a few retouches, concentrated mainly to the lower right edge of the foreground and the middle of the tent. The figures are intact. The varnish has yellowed to some extent but is evenly applied. The painting is in good condition. The painting underwent conservation treatment in 1941. Provenance: Karl XIII (from1795); Holterman- Wahrendorff coll.; bequeathed by Martin von Wahrendorff in 1863. Bibliography: Sander IV, p. 119, no. 26; Göthe 1887, p. 19; Göthe 1893, p. 24; NM Cat. 1958, p. 17; Wilenski 1960, p. 497; NM Cat.1990, p. 33. This and the following entry (no. 15) depict peaceful travellers at rest with their horses, carriages and tents. The painting is dated 1702, i.e. after Van Bloemen’s return from Italy to Antwerp. The painting is hardly a realistic depiction, the landscape can scarcely be located to any specific country and the travellers are civilians and unarmed. The titles traditionally given to the works date back to Sander’s catalogues and are on record from 1867. Sander has in his turn probably made associations with the drawings and paintings with similar motifs by Johan Philip Lemke from the Thirty Years War, when more or less disciplined bands of soldiers roamed to and fro all over Europe. GCB [End]
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