Dutch Town by Moonlight

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove (painters (artists))

Date

ca. 1826

Period

19th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Bartholomeus Johannes Van Hove painted mainly cityscapes and church interiors in a realistic style. He is regarded as an important forerunner of the Hague School. In most of his cityscapes the emphasis lies on church architecture. In Dutch Town by Moonlight we are struck mainly by the mysterious and ominous atmosphere of night under a full moon. It is not…
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Bartholomeus Johannes Van Hove painted mainly cityscapes and church interiors in a realistic style. He is regarded as an important forerunner of the Hague School. In most of his cityscapes the emphasis lies on church architecture. In Dutch Town by Moonlight we are struck mainly by the mysterious and ominous atmosphere of night under a full moon. It is not known which city is depicted here.
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More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Category paintings (visual works) AAT
Materials oil paint , panel
Dimensions 39.9 x 50.6 cm
Location Work on display
Object number 1826-C
Description
Subjects cityscapes (representations) , landscapes
Tags geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (NETHERLANDS) Iconclass, landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass, civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass, urban housing Iconclass, canals, waters (in city) Iconclass, river bank Iconclass, detached house in city Iconclass, church (exterior) Iconclass, bridge Iconclass, drawbridge ~ fortified city Iconclass, trees Iconclass, groups of trees Iconclass, clothes, costume Iconclass, water (one of the four elements) Iconclass, reflection (light in general) Iconclass, trees Iconclass, moon as celestial body Iconclass, moonlight Iconclass, reflection (light in general) Iconclass, four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Iconclass, passenger carriage Iconclass, windmill Iconclass, walking Iconclass, walking - AA - female human figure Iconclass, river Iconclass, evening Iconclass, shadow Iconclass, night Iconclass, boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass, sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass, pier, quay, wharf Iconclass, freight vessel Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1826-C
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/56/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1826-C
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