The Entrance to the Woods — History & Facts
A vast watery view dotted with numerous mills – at first sight this is a typical Dutch landscape. The purplish mountains on the horizon, however, sooner recall Italy. To convey the wide panorama, Philips Koninck – a pupil of Rembrandt – adopted a high vantage point.
In the foreground he placed some majestic trees rendered in a brownish-green impasto. Farther back, a meandering river leads the eye into the distance dominated by cooler colours.
More Artworks by Philips Koninck
Dutch Landscape
Philips Koninck
A Panoramic Landscape
Philips Koninck
Dutch Panorama Landscape with a Distant View of Haarlem
Philips Koninck
River Landscape
Philips Koninck
A Panoramic Landscape with a Country Estate
Philips Koninck
Panoramic Landscape with a Village
Philips Koninck
Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), Poet
Philips Koninck
Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), Poet
Philips Koninck
Wide River Landscape
Philips Koninck
An Extensive Wooded Landscape
Philips Koninck
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View of Delft
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Canaletto
Windsor Castle
Canaletto
The Grand Canal looking North-East from the Palazzo Dolfin-Manin to the Rialto Bridge
Canaletto