Landscape with Ancient Ruins, 1643

Title

Landscape with Ancient Ruins

Painter

• Abraham van Cuylenborch

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on canvas, lined, edges sealed with paper on all sides

Material

• canvas

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten links: AvCuylenborch / 1643 [AvC ligiert, verputzt]

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1955 with funds provided by Carl Schaub-Stiftung

Genre

• landscape
• architecture

Main Motif

• ruin
• forest
• group of people
• man
• woman
• animal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Victoria

Primary

• 25H landscapes
• 25II9 landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes
• 48C1 architecture
• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D14 adult man
• 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Secondary

• 46C13141 horse
• 34B11 dog
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 48C1612 capital (~ column, pillar)
• 25H15 forest, wood
• 25H119 cave, grotto
• 25H11 mountains
• 26A clouds