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An Extensive Landscape with a Road by a River

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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This imaginary landscape in the flatlands of the Low Countries conjures a remarkably effective illusion of a vast panorama opening up before us. Koninck has used two particular techniques to create this effect. He’s made the figure in the middle ground the most prominent and painted the landscape around him in a more detailed way than the foreground and far distance. It’s an innovative technique, replicating the way our eyes work when we gaze into the distance – we focus on one point and the rest blurs slightly. Koninck has also taken a more conventional approach to creating a sense of space, depicting a series of ripple-like horizontals formed by the hedges, fields, patches of water and distant hills. They seem to form a series of low waves spreading out from the long flat horizon.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

An Extensive Landscape with a Road by a River

Date

1655

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 137.4 x W 167.7 cm

Accession number

NG6398

Acquisition method

Bought, 1971

Work type

Painting

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