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Workshop of Joos de Momper the Younger — Winter landscape with soldiers plundering a village

Workshop of Joos de Momper the Younger

Winter landscape with soldiers plundering a village

A winter landscape depicting soldiers looting and pillaging a snow-covered village, showcasing the brutality of warfare during the Northern Renaissance period. The composition features dramatic atmospheric effects characteristic of Flemish landscape painting, with detailed architectural elements and numerous figures engaged in destructive activities.

Medium
oil on oak panel

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher

December 3, 2021

Estimate: $15,000$20,000

Lot 113

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Workshop of Joos de Momper the Younger, Winter landscape with soldiers plundering a village

A winter landscape depicting soldiers looting and pillaging a snow-covered village, showcasing the brutality of warfare during the Northern Renaissance period. The composition features dramatic atmospheric effects characteristic of Flemish landscape painting, with detailed architectural elements and numerous figures engaged in destructive activities.

Medium
oil on oak panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Winter Landscape, Village Destruction, Narrative Painting, 16th Century, Military conflict, Northern Renaissance, Flemish, Oil On Oak Panel