GRIMMER, Jacob
(b. ca. 1525, Antwerpen, d. 1590, Antwerpen)

Preparations for Winter

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Oil on panel, 29 x 39 cm
Private collection

The master of paintings portraying rural Flemish scenes, Jacob Grimmer reveals country life at the end of autumn in this particular work. Faithful to the tradition of country scenes, the artist adopts a simple and effective composition. The activities in the foreground are set in a panoramic landscape.