Parforcejagt
Philips Wouwerman
1634-1668
Medium
Olie på lærred
Classification
Maleri
Department
Den Kongelige Maleri- og Skulptursamling
Museum
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Credit
SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst
Accession Number
KMSsp482
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Maleri
About the Artist
Philips Wouwerman · 1619–1668
Specialized in military and hunting scenes in which horses are prominent. Son of a little known painter in Alkmaar, Paul Joosten Wouwerman. Philips died at the age of 48 reportedly as the result of an accident, having created a large number of landscapes, battle scenes and the elegant life of his time, set in castles, parties, hunting, huntsmen and prized horses.