Attributed to Pieter Molyn, Dutch 1595-1661- A wooded rural scene on the outskirts of a village; oil on panel, 40.1 x 54.8 cm., (unframed). Note: Working during the 17th-Century Dutch Golden Age, Molyn would have faced substantial competition from...

Attributed to Pieter Molyn,

Dutch 1595-1661-

A wooded rural scene on the outskirts of a village;

oil on panel, 40.1 x 54.8 cm., (unframed).

Note: Working during the 17th-Century Dutch Golden Age, Molyn would have faced substantial competition from his artistic contemporaries. The prevalent talent in Northern Europe during this time no doubt motivated him to experiment in genres including portraiture, seascapes and historical scenes, yet his talents principally lay in landscape painting. In the wake of a trip to Italy in around 1618, his works transitioned from Flemish-inspired Mannerist landscapes to more tonal naturalistic compositions with sweeping diagonals. The present work corresponds to the former style and can be dated to c.1630.
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