Autumn, Market Scene in the Heart of a Village

1620 · Private collection

landscape

Vrancx was known for his battle scenes and landscapes, but among his most popular subjects were his allegories of the Months and Seasons. This genre ultimately derived from manuscript illustrations. In the present representation of autumn, the painter sets the scene in a village, the main street lined with houses, some shops and two churches.

Autumn, Market Scene in the Heart of a Village

About the Artist

Sebastian Vrancx

1573 – 1647

Flemish painter of lively episodic scenes depicting genre subjects or military skirmishes. He was influenced by contemporary Italian painting and the work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

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