Caption
Windmill Fire, Poel, Adriaen Lievensz. van der 1628-1671/1691 painter, scenes against the sky, genre scenes, Dutch painting, fires, windmills, 17th century, painting, height 47 cm, width 36.5 cm, A dark painting framed in brown and gold tones shows a night scene with a glowing warm light near the top center that casts orange and yellow highlights into a surrounding reddish-brown sky, fading into deep black and dark brown areas. In the lower portion, a group of people wearing muted clothing in shades of brown, gray, dark green, and touches of red are gathered and bent over, forming a crowded scene in front of a few buildings. One building on the right has a pale beige facade and a darker roof, while a larger dark structure with vertical elements and a blade-like silhouette rises behind and to the left of it, partially illuminated by the warm glow. The overall palette is dominated by black, dark brown, reddish-brown, beige, yellow, and small accents of red and gray.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A16_276
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30.9Mb (710.4Kb) / 9.7in x 12.4in / 2910 x 3714 (300dpi)