Collantes’s work represents an approach to the sensibilities awakened in 17th-century Flanders through paintings of this type that reflect certain realities of which very few similar examples are known in Spain. The foreign influence is also evident in the oxen, as the composition resembles Nordic prints that leave room for an open composition. In the background, the shepherds are depicted resting, giving rise to the representation of the peninsular countryside during the 17th century.
Collection: Images
Project: 2. Social and economic impact of technological revolutions in Europe., 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on copper foil (26 x 38,8 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1600-50
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P008030
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: Landscape by Francisco Collantes with two peasants in the foreground
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