Dutch Town by Moonlight

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove (painters (artists))

Date

circa 1826

Period

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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Description

Linked open data

Features

Artist / maker	Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type	oil paintings (visual works)
Category	paintings (visual works) AAT
Materials	olieverf op paneel oil paint , panel
Dimensions	39.9 x 50.6 x 7.8 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 , clouds Iconclass , water (one of the four elements) Iconclass , reflection (light in general) Iconclass , Iconclass , moon as celestial body Iconclass , full moon Iconclass , moonlight 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 , Iconclass , dusk, evening twilight Iconclass , night Iconclass , boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass , sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass , pier, quay, wharf Iconclass , river bank Iconclass , freight vessel Iconclass , Romantic (modern European styles)

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/?metadataPrefix=oai_lido&verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1826-C

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