Battle Scene
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
44 3/8 x 63 1/4 in. (112.7 x 160.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 1871
Accession Number
71.23
Tags
Art Historical Context
Johannes Lingelbach'sBattle Scene* (1671), an oil on canvas measuring over 44 by 63 inches, captures the chaos and drama of 17th-century warfare during the Dutch Golden Age. large-scale painting, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Paintings departmentpurchased in 187), showcases Lingelbach's mastery as a Dutch Baroque artist specializing in dynamic battle compositions. Trained in Amsterdam and influenced by Italian masters like Salvator Rosa, Lingelbach at populating landscapes with lively figures, blending meticulous detail with dramatic energy. The canvas teems with soldiers, ...
About the Artist
Johannes Lingelbach · 1622–1674
German painter, active in the Netherlands and Italy. By 1634 his family had settled in Amsterdam, where presumably Lingelbach trained as a painter. Comment on works: Landscapes; Genre; Port scenes.