CUYP, Aelbert
(b. 1620, Dordrecht, d. 1691, Dordrecht)

Panoramic Landscape

1646-48
Oil on panel, 33 x 43 cm
Private collection

The picture shows a panoramic landscape with travelers standing at the 'Koningstafel' on the Heimenberg, near the city of Rhenen. It is one of the most famous and historic vistas of The Netherlands. Already a tourist attraction in the 17th century, the so-called Koningstafel (or "King's Table"), is located on the southwesterly end of a defensive fortification on the Heimenberg plateau near the town of Rhenen.

In the painting we see two young men with high hats who have dismounted their horses near the Koningstafel to admire and look out over the panoramic river landscape spread out before them. One of them seems to be making a drawing or reading a paper before him, while the other seems to be looking down at the table.




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