A Party of Falconers Outside the Gates of a Chateau

Johannes Lingelbach 1622 - 1674

Summary

Johannes Lingelbach was born in Frankfurt am Main. The family had moved to Amsterdam by 1634 and Lingelbach presumably trained there, although there is no record of his teacher. He was in Rome from 1644-50 and even after his return north, his work continued to show the influence of Italian landscape painting, which became popular with Dutch patrons in the second half of the 17th century. Lingelbach probably painted this hunting scene after his return to Amsterdam from Rome. The grand villa may be imaginary, but it creates an impressive backdrop to this richly dressed party. Lingelbach was celebrated for his depictions of figures and horses, which were inspired by the paintings of Philips Wouwerman. A talented figure painter, he is known to have painted figures into landscapes by Philips Koninck, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jan Hackaert, Jan Wijnants and Frederick de Moucheron, among others.

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A Party of Falconers Outside the Gates of a Château after 1650 Johannes Lingelbach 1622-74 Oil on canvas The German born artist Johannes Lingelbach moved to Amsterdam with his family in 1634. He was in Rome from 1644-50, and even after his return north his work continued to show the influence of Italy’s mountainous terrain, classical buildings and southern light. Lingelbach probably painted this hunting scene sometime after his return to Amsterdam. The grand villa may be imaginary, but it creates an impressive backdrop to this richly dressed party. He was celebrated for his depictions of figures and horses, which were inspired by the paintings of Philips Wouwerman, whose work is displayed elsewhere in this exhibition. Assheton Bennett bequest 1979.471