| Mountainous Landscape with a Bridge and Four Horsemen | |
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| Artist | Joos de Momper |
| Year | 1579–1635 |
| Catalogue | INV 1104 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 135 [1] cm× 156 cm(53.1 in× 61.4 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
Mountainous Landscape with a Bridge and Four Horsemen (French : Paysage montagneux avec un pont et quatre cavaliers) is an oil painting on canvas by the Flemish landscapist Joos de Momper. Its date of execution is unknown. The painting is kept in the Louvre in Paris. [2] [1] [3] [4]
The painting is in de Momper's typical style, and showcases the less realistic and more imaginary landscape art of his circle. Many Flemish landscapists painted in a more imaginary and apparently old-fashioned style to please the commissioners, as those kind of paintings sold for much higher prices. [5]
In the background, there stands a mountain peak virtually melting into the sky. In the foreground, on the bottom right, four horsemen and a dog are running from a bridge down a mountain trail. The leading horseman is blowing his horn.
The painting is part of a series housed at the Louvre, including two other paintings by de Momper. These paintings come from the French royal collection; they were probably part of the collection of Louis XIV, although they are mentioned for the first time in the royal inventories from 1733. The painting was kept in Fontainebleau from 1840 until at least 1929. [2]
Joos de Momper the Younger or Joost de Momper the Younger was a Flemish landscape painter active in Antwerp between the late 16th century and the early 17th century. Brueghel's influence is clearly evident in many of de Momper's paintings. His work is situated at the transition from late 16th-century Mannerism to the greater realism in landscape painting that developed in the early 17th century. He achieved considerable success during his lifetime.
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