Flemish painting and De Jonckheere Gallery's old master paintings
Provenance:
De Jonckheere Gallery, 1995
Private collection
Recognised in the 17th century as a pictorial genre in its own right, landscape is sublimated in Adriaen van Stalbempt’s work by...
read more1580 – Antwerp – 1662
The child of protestant parents, Adriaen van Stalbempt spent his youth in Middelburg where his family sought refuge after the capitulation of Antwerp. However, in 1609, he returned to his native town and registered the same year as a master of the Guild of Saint Luke. Attracted by the genre popular at that time, he dedicated himself to landscape, as can be seen in some twenty of his works dating from 1604 to 1629.
In 1632, the artist left Antwerp to go to London for ten months, summoned by King Charles I of England. He seems to have then abandoned all activity and we are still unaware of the reason.
The composition of Stalbempt’s landscapes was often described as eclectic. Some evoke the style of Jan ‘Velvet’ Brueghel. However, several characteristics help to identify his works: in particular, the technique used for foliage and the colour of the houses - light yellow and not pink as in Jan Brueghel's works.
Adriaen van Stalbempt’s highly individual personality is what gives it all its charm. Alongside Abraham Govaerts, he is considered one of the best imitators of Jan ‘Velvet’ Brueghel.
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