Gezicht op het kapucijnenklooster te Tervuren
1605 - 1673
Medium
etching
Dimensions
319; 221
About this artwork
height 221 mm x width 319 mm
Art Historical Context
**Gezicht op hetucijnenklooster te Tervuren** Lucas van Uden captures a serene landscape view of the Capuchin in Tervuren, a site near Brussels in present-day Belgium. Created during van Uden's active years (1605–1673), this etching reflects the 17th-century Flemish interest in detailed natural scenes and architectural landmarks. Van Uden, a skilled landscape artist, often depicted idyllic countryside with religious structures, evoking the spiritual tranquility of monastic life amid the Baroque era's emphasis on grandeur and nature's harmony. As an etching measuring 221 mm high by 319 mm wide...
About the Artist
Lucas van Uden · 1595–1673
Comment on works: Landscapes; Views