Johannes van Haensbergen
Johannes van Haensbergen
- Dealer
- Floris van Wanroij Fine Art
- Price
- Price on request
- Origin
- Northern Netherlands
- Period
- Baroque, second half of the 17th Century
- Signature
- Signed with initials 'I• V • H', lower right
- Material
- Oil on canvas
Description
H. 43.2 cm. W. 50.3 cm.
Johan van Haensbergen is especially know for his Classicistic and Mythological paintings, situated in extensive Italianised landscapes. Stylistically these works are closely related to the works of his famous tutor Cornelis van Poelenburgh (Utrecht 1594/1595 – 1667). Such is the case with this painting, especially regarding the tonality of the sky, the skilful anatomy and the refined details. The painting is a mature work of exceptional quality, in which Van Haensbergen equals the excellence of his master.
In the left of the composition we see the wine god Bacchus, adorned with a crown of wine leaves and laying on a red robe. He is surrounded by joyfully dancing nymphs and satyrs and is presented a gold tazza with wine. A possible key to the interpretation of this scene is formed by the sleeping man in the right of the composition. In his dreams, the man temporarily exchange the rational realm of Apollo and surrenders himself to the ecstatic and irrational world of Bacchus and his merry entourage.
Provenance Private collection, Austria
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- 2008
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