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Winter Scene in Ghent, 1838

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 85.5 x 113.5 cm
  • Inv. 1838-D

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Winter Scene in Ghent by Pierre François De Noter is an attractive and faithful rendering of the confluence of the Rivers Lys and Lieve as seen from behind the fish market at the docks, looking towards the Graslei. The topography of the view has barely changed since then, unlike the area surrounding St Bavo’s Cathedral and the Reep in Ghent. In keeping with the tradition of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Dutch cityscapes, De Noter has populated both paintings with tiny figures. Cityscapes were his favourite subject and he also painted Antwerp, Mechelen, Bruges and especially Ghent, where he lived from 1810 onwards. The precise rendering of material and colour reflect De Noter’s skill as a painter and through his special lighting effects and varied use of colour he shows great sensitivity in creating an atmosphere.

Artist

Pierre François de Noter RKD
Walem 1779 - Ghent 1842
painters (artists)AAT

Title Winter Scene in Ghent
Date 1838
Period 19th century
Location Ghent TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signature, year and inscription bottom left: P.F. De Noter / 1838 / vue à Gand
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1838-D
Acquisition credit purchase
salon
Ghent
1838
Current whereabouts Work on display
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IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/72/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass 21D2 ice ~ state of water Iconclass
22C light Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass
22C11 rays of natural light Iconclass
23D41 winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) Iconclass
23E41 winter ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass
25F animals Iconclass
25F2 mammals Iconclass
25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass
25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass
25H21 water course Iconclass
25H213 river Iconclass
25H217 river bank Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass
26D frost, freezing weather Iconclass
26D4 ice ~ freezing weather Iconclass
26D5 severe winters Iconclass
26F22 'Pruina', winter weather Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31D112 child Iconclass
31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
31D15 adult woman Iconclass
31D16 old man Iconclass
31D17 old woman Iconclass
34B11 dog Iconclass
41A housing Iconclass
41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass
41A14 urban housing Iconclass
41D221(CAP) head-gear: cap Iconclass
41D221(HAT) head-gear: hat Iconclass
41D221(TOP HAT) head-gear: top hat Iconclass
41D225 gloves, mittens, etc. Iconclass
43C244 skates (winter sports) Iconclass
43C7 children's games and plays Iconclass
43C737 playing with snow and ice Iconclass
43C7371 sliding (playing with snow and ice) Iconclass
46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass
46C13141 horse Iconclass
46C1318 horse in motion Iconclass
46C13187 leading a horse by the reins; rider beside his horse Iconclass
46C181 sleigh, sledge (non-sport) Iconclass
46C1811 horse-sleigh Iconclass
46C1812 dog-sleigh Iconclass
46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass
46C232 rowing-boat, canoe, etc. Iconclass
46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass
46C256 freight vessel Iconclass
61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass
61D(LIEVE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (LIEVE) Iconclass
61D(LYS) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (LYS) Iconclass
61E(GHENT) names of cities and villages (GHENT) Iconclass
61F(FISH MARKET) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (FISH MARKET) Iconclass
61F(GRASS BRIDGE) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRASS BRIDGE) Iconclass
61F(GRASS QUAY) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRASS QUAY) Iconclass
61F(SAINT MICHAEL'S CHURCH) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SAINT MICHAEL'S CHURCH) Iconclass
School / Style Romantic (modern European styles) AAT
Catalogue descriptif du Musée de la ville de Gand : précédé d'une notice historique / Adolphe Pierre Sunaert. - Gand : E. Vanderhaeghen, 1870 (p. 106-107, nr. 147)
Pierre François de Noter (Fonds Richard de Moor). - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.]
Catalogue du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, publié par les soins de la Commision directrice / Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Albert Dutry, Joseph Casier, Louis Maeterlinck. - Gand : Imprimerie C. Annoot-Braeckman, 1909 ; Gand : Ad. Hoste, 1909 (p. 123)
Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 112)
Om en rond het neo-classicisme in België 1770-1830 (tentoonstelling Elsene, Gemeentemuseum, 14.11.1985 - 8.2.1986) / Denis Coekelberghs, Pierre Loze, Alain Jacobs, Antoine Schnapper, Barbara Issaverdens. - Brussel : Société Royale d'Archéologie de Bruxelles, 1985 ; Elsene (Brussel) : Museum van Elsene, 1985 (p. 281-292, 322-324)
Gent schoon geprent : Impressies van een stad doorheen de geschiedenis / Geert Van Doorne, Hans Devisscher. - Gent : Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1995 (p. 106, 107 (ill.))
Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : een keuze uit de mooiste werken / Patrick De Rynck. - Gent : Ludion, 2007 (p. 6 (ill.))
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 10 (ill.), p. 247 (ill.))
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021
Wandelgids : MSK in Gent / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2022 (p. 49)
Walking guide : MSK in Ghent / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Ghent : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, 2022
Guide de promenade : MSK à Gand / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts Gand, 2022
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