um 1650
Aert van der Neer
(Gorkum um 1603–1677 Amsterdam)

Öl auf Holz HAUM, Inv.-Nr. GG 361

Van der Neer war berühmt für geheimnisvolle Nachtlandschaften, die er in unzähligen Versionen malte. Er beherrschte die Kunst, Dunkelheit mit flottem Pinselstrich überzeugend hervorzurufen. Er malte v.a. für das holländische Bürgertum, im 18. Jahrhundert sammelten aber auch Fürsten seine Bilder.

ROLE MODEL Landscape by Moonlight
c. 1650
Aert van der Neer
(Gorinchem c. 1603 – 1677 Amsterdam)

Oil on panel HAUM, inv. no. GG 361

Van der Neer is celebrated for his mysterious nocturnal landscapes, which he painted in countless variations. He mastered the art of convincingly evoking darkness with brisk brushstrokes, and although he did not receive much attention in his own time, by the 18th century his work was highly sought after by bourgeois and aristocratic collectors alike.