A Huntsman and a Peasant Woman by the Isar River with a View of Munich
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.141.15
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Art Historical Context
In 1823, Bavarian artist Wilhelm von Kobell captured a serene moment along the Isar River inA Huntsman and aasant Woman by the Is River with a View of*. This intimate oil on wood panel, measuring just under 10 by 8 inches, depicts huntsman conversing with a peasant woman horses, dogs, and perhaps a young boy, with the distant spires of Munich framing the lush riverside landscape. Kobell, a master of small-scale genre scenes, drew inspiration from 17th-century Dutch painters like Philips Wouwerman, blending everyday rural life with topographic precision. Painted during the Biedermeier period—a...
About the Artist
Wilhelm von Kobell · 1766–1853
Comment on works: Landscapes; Battles; Horses and Riders