WILDENS, Jan
(b. 1586, Antwerpen, d. 1653, Antwerpen)

Landscape with Shepherds

1631
Oil on canvas, 135 x 201 cm
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

In his Landscape with Shepherds, Jan Wildens abandoned the bird's-eye view in favour of a type of realistic, although at the same time idealised and serene slice of nature.




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