A Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall
The Met
Artist: Kerstiaen de Keuninck(Flemish, Kortrijk ca. 1560–1632/33 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1600
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 27 1/4 x 48 in. (69.2 x 121.9 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, L. H. P. Klotz and George T. Delacorte Jr. Gifts; Rogers, Marquand, Charles B. Curtis, and The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Funds; and Gift of Eugen Boross and Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, by exchange, 1983
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Dramatic mountain landscape with a cascading waterfall, sun rays breaking through stormy clouds, and birds
Detailed Description
A large mountain landscape is depicted under a sky with varied cloud cover. The upper portion of the canvas shows dark clouds, with a bright light source in the upper left-center. This light casts distinct rays diagonally downwards across the scene. Several small, dark birds are silhouetted against the sky. On the far left, tall, light-colored, jagged mountain peaks rise steeply, displaying variations of grey, brown, and pale blue on their surfaces. A winding, narrow path is visible on a lower, green ridge that extends towards the center. The mid-ground contains a valley or body of water, with distant, hazy mountains beyond. The right side of the composition features a large, dark, rugged mountain face covered in dense green and brown foliage. A prominent waterfall cascades down this mountain, its white water creating a frothy splash at the bottom, where dark rocks and sparse vegetation are visible. Several fallen tree trunks, stripped of most branches, lie across the mountain slopes; one in the mid-ground points towards the sun rays. The immediate foreground is dark, composed of shadowed rocks and patches of green and brown undergrowth. The overall color palette is earthy, with deep greens, browns, and greys contrasted by the bright sky.
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