The medieval stone Walpoort arch bridge is depicted in the center of the painting, offering a view through to the water behind. A few ships can be seen in front. The painter sought picturesque effects with this cityscape, working with contrasts between light and shadow, crumbling walls reflected in the water and trees with spiky foliage. De Noter enjoyed considerable acclaim with this painting in the Salon of 1835.
| Artist |
Pierre François de Noter
RKD
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| Title | The Walpoort Bridge in Ghent |
| Date | ca. 1835 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 2022-F |
| Acquisition credit |
long-term loan
STAM Ghent 2022 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2022-F |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11943/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
Iconclass
25F3 birds Iconclass 25F36 water-birds Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta' Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 25II1 city-view in general; 'veduta' - II - ideal city Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 46C112 bridge Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 61E(GHENT) names of cities and villages (GHENT) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Romantic (modern European styles)
AAT
Belgium |
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