Caption

Skirmish against the backdrop of a mountainous landscape; Rubens, Arnold Frans 1687–1719, painter; painting depicting battle scenes and landscapes; Flemish painting; 17th/18th century; oil on panel height 49 cm, width 59 cm; restitution, A large painted scene shows a dramatic outdoor landscape with a broad sky of muted blues, dusty yellows, and grayish clouds. In the foreground a chaotic battle scene is visible with many mounted figures and fallen figures on the ground; horses appear in colors including brown, black, and white. Several figures wear garments in red, green, and blue tones, and some wear head coverings in pale and dark shades. There are a few banners or cloths in warm colors held above the combatants and some smoke or dark haze rising near the center-right. The middle ground contains a busy shoreline or plain with a group of small structures and silhouettes of distant buildings along a waterline, rendered in soft blues and grays. To the right a rocky hillside rises to a fortified building or tower colored in earthy browns and reddish tones; the hillside includes dark green and brown vegetation. Scattered on the ground are a few objects and pieces of equipment in muted browns and grays. The entire painting is enclosed by a narrow dark brown frame.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_213

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.0Mb (2.4Mb) / 15.3in x 12.7in / 4600 x 3799 (300dpi)

Keywords

Skirmish backdrop mountainous landscape Rubens Arnold Frans 1687–1719 painter painting depicting battle scenes landscapes Flemish painting 17th 18th century oil panel height 49 cm width 59 cm restitution large painted scene dramatic outdoor landscape broad sky muted blues dusty yellows grayish clouds foreground chaotic battle scene visible mounted figures fallen figures ground horses colors brown black white Several figures wear garments red green blue tones wear head coverings pale dark shades banners cloths warm colors held combatants smoke dark haze rising near center-right middle contains busy shoreline plain group small structures silhouettes distant buildings waterline rendered soft blues grays right rocky hillside rises fortified building tower colored earthy browns reddish tones hillside includes dark green brown vegetation Scattered objects pieces equipment muted browns entire painting enclosed narrow dark brown frame.