Village at Full Moon (Czech: Vesnice za úplňku) is a tempera-on-panel painting by Flemish painter Joos de Momper. It was painted in the early 17th century, possibly in the 1620s,[1] and is now in the National Gallery in Prague.[2][3]
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| Artist | Joos de Momper |
| Year | 1620s[1] |
| Catalogue | O 36 |
| Medium | Tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 57 cm × 88 cm (22.4 in × 34.6 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, Prague |
Painting
editThe painting offers a view of a Flemish village under a full moon. The moon is shining on the town from an open spot in the cloudy sky. In the foreground, two horsemen trot their horses towards a bridge on the bottom right, which a family of three is crossing. A monk is feeding his donkey on the bottom left, while two other barefooted and bearded men talk closely to each other to his right. In this painting, Momper regulated the light so as to illuminate the scene from two points and different sources. From the right there pours in moonlight, while a fiery glow radiates on the other side.[3]
The figures in the painting may have been realized by Jan Brueghel the Elder, a frequent collaborator of de Momper.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Akira Kofuku; Toshiharu Nakamura (1990). Bruegel and Netherlandish Landscape Painting from the National Gallery Prague. Asahi Shimbun. p. 153.
- ^ "Village at Full Moon". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Village under the Full Moon". National Gallery Prague. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Market and Washing Place in Flanders". Museum of Prado. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
Further reading
edit- "Village at Full Moon". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- Národní galerie v Praze (1984). Národní galerie v Praze, Volume 1. Odeon.
- Lubomír Slavíček (2000). Flemish Paintings of the 17th and 18th Centuries: Illustrated Summary Catalogue 1/2. Prague: National Gallery in Prague. ISBN 978-80-7035-243-4.