Banco de arena con viajeros

Philips Wouwerman

17th century

Banco de arena con viajeros by Philips Wouwerman, 17th century

Philips Wouwerman was absolutely obsessed with painting horses, and you can see why in this breezy 17th-century Dutch landscape. A traveler on a pale horse pauses on a sandy path while a scruffy dog trots ahead, seemingly leading the way toward a cozy cottage hidden on the hill. Notice the dramatically leaning, broken tree on the right? It adds a touch of wild, untamed nature to an otherwise peaceful country stroll, perfectly capturing the everyday charm that made Wouwerman a superstar of the Dutch Golden Age.

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