Animal Scene. Oil On Canvas. Flemish School. Style Frame. Period 18th Century.

In this canvas the tradition of composition and landscape, key in Flemish painting of the 17th century, is combined with the presence of living animals, which give a narrative meaning to the scene, very inherited from the Baroque. In a background landscape with an Arcadian and bucolic look, expressive cows, bulls and sheep. Since the end of the 17th century and throughout the 18th century, Flanders has experienced a growing demand for paintings intended to decorate the homes of the elite. In addition to portraits and large canvases with religious, historical or mythological themes, artists from the different schools specialized, painting small or medium-sized works. Subsequently, figurative painting will be inspired by these Flemish compositions, themselves heirs of one of the most beautiful cradles of the Renaissance in the 16th century. Fresh colors and tireless theme...Style frame in blackened wood and painted red and black "tortoise shell" style. Oil alone: 47 cm/36 cm.