Rider on Horseback by Willem van Konijnenburg
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Rider on Horseback 1928

Willem van Konijnenburg

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31 ⨯ 18 cm
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  • A proposito di opere d'arte
    The equestrian motif continues to fascinate Willem van Konijnenburg well into the 1920s. The horseman is a motif that was popular in antiquity and partly as a result of that in the Renaissance. It was one of the specialties of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), admired by Van Konijnenburg. What fascinated Van Konijnenburg, among other things, was that the rider and horse are one in their movements. A drawing of a rider on horseback is included in The Aesthetic Idea (1916) and its motto is Unitas arbitrii (Unity of judgment, decision). The equestrian motif also symbolizes 'spirit over matter' for Van Konijnenburg. The shepherds, shepherdesses, carters and hunting servants that Van Konijnenburg frequently performs lead one or more animals by virtue of their strength or spiritual superiority.
  • A proposito di opere artista
    Willem van Konijnenburg è nato a L'Aia l'11 febbraio 1868. È stato un pittore, acquerellista, illustratore, grafico e incisore olandese. Ha studiato all'Accademia delle Arti dell'Aia. Dopo la sua formazione ha lavorato a Maastricht, Limburgo, Scheveningen e persino a Parigi. Fu allievo di Arnoud Gerkens, Eduard Kerling e Johan Philip Koelman. Ma le sue principali lezioni d'arte furono date dalla madre di Willem. Van Konijnenburg morì all'Aia il 28 febbraio 1943.

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