Winter Landscape with Snowfall near Antwerp, Lucas van Valckenborch
Lucas van Valckenborch
Winter Landscape with Snowfall near Antwerp
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Lucas van Valckenborch

Winter Landscape with Snowfall near Antwerp, 1575


Dimensions
61 x 82.5 x min. 0.6 cm
maximum depth
0.8 cm
Physical Description
Mixed technique on oak
Inventory Number
1857
Acquisition
Acquired in 1932 with funds provided by Carl Schaub-Stiftung
Status
On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 9

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About the Work

Sixteenth-century landscape painting has Lucas van Valckenborch to thank for the development of groundbreaking new picture types – the forest scene and, above all, the winter landscape. Whereas the latter had previously been conceivable only as part of a cycle of the four seasons, Van Valckenborch’s wintry views of Antwerp are pictorial inventions in their own right. Presumably commissioned by the Malpaerts – a local silk-dealing family – the Städel version is charming by virtue of its narrative details and especially its convincing representation of falling snow.

Audio & Video

  • Basic information
    01:04
  • Focus on Frankfurt
    02:11
  • Kunst|Stück – Lucas van Valckenborch: Winterlandschaft bei Antwerpen mit Schneefall
    Sammlungshighlights des Städel Museums in unterhaltsamen und informativen Filmen – das sind die Kunst|Stücke. Entdecken Sie spannende Details zu Kunstwerken aus ungewöhnlichen Blickwinkeln in unter zwei Minuten. Lucas van Valckenborch: Winterlandschaft bei Antwerpen mit Schneefall (1575), Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main. https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/winterlandschaft-bei-antwerpen-mit-schneefall#yt
  • Gastkommentar: Ursachen des Klimawandels mit Klimaforscher Dirk Notz
    Was sieht ein Klimaforscher in den Kunstwerken der Städel Sammlung? In dieser Reihe eröffnet Dirk Notz (Forschungsgruppenleiter am Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg) individuelle Sichtweisen auf die Werke des Städel Museums. Er erinnert mit der Betrachtung von Lucas van Valckenborchs "Winterlandschaften" an Klimaschwankungen in der Vergangenheit und führt am Beispiel von Ernst Ludwig Kirchners "Frankfurter Westhafen" den menschlichen Einfluss am Klimawandel vor Augen. Mehr Infos unter: https://www.staedelmuseum.de/de/angebote/gastkommentar Die Werke in unserer Digitalen Sammlung Lucas van Valckenborch, Winterlandschaft bei Antwerpen mit Schneefall (1575): https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/winterlandschaft-bei-antwerpen-mit-schneefall Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Frankfurter Westhafen (1916): https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/frankfurter-westhafen

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Winter Landscape with Snowfall near Antwerp
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Mixed technique on oak
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Monogrammiert und datiert unten links: +1575. LVV

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1932 with funds provided by Carl Schaub-Stiftung

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary
  • 23F41 winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year)
  • 26D1 snow
  • 26D4 ice ~ freezing weather
  • 43C24 winter sports
  • 25I2 village
  • 61E(ANTWERPEN) names of cities and villages (ANTWERPEN)
  • 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
Secondary
  • 25G3(+351) trees (+ bare plant)
  • 47I85 woodgathering, woodgatherer
  • 41B211 warming oneself at a fire (or hearth, stove, fire-pan, brazier)
  • 43C244 skates (winter sports)
  • 43C41321 ice hockey
  • 43C241 sledge, sleigh (winter sports)
  • 46C223 harbour
  • 41B5 fire-fighting

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Last update

13.03.2024