Jan van Scorel (Netherlandish, 1495-1562)
Landscape with Tournament and Hunters
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Jan van Scorel (Netherlandish, 1495-1562)1519–20
Landscape with Tournament and Hunters
Jan van Scorel (Netherlandish, 1495-1562) →16th Centurypaintingoil on panel
Date
1519–20
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
57.8 × 138.5 cm (22 3/4 × 54 9/16 in.); Framed: 72.4 × 152.1 × 9.6 cm (28 1/2 × 59 7/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
George F. Harding Collection
Dutch painter Jan van Scorel was one of the first Northern European artists to make an extended trip to Italy to study antiquities and the new Renaissance style. This landscape must have been made during his stay in southern Europe as a young artist; the panel is made from poplar, a wood commonly used in Italy. The two aristocratic pastimes depicted, jousting and hunting, were frequent themes of Northern European landscapes, particularly in prints, and Italian patrons were drawn to these extravagant visions of courtly pursuits.
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