Palace Interior

Jacob Ferdinand Saeys

Basic information

ID: Ж-251
Author: Jacob Ferdinand Saeys
Name: Palace Interior
Date of creation: 1719
Country: Austria
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 47 x 35

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: cityscape
Plot: City landscape
Provenance: Collection of Lviv City Gallery

Information about author

Author: Jacob Ferdinand Saeys
Artist's lifetime: 1658–с.1726
Country: Flanders
Biography: Jacob Ferdinand Saeys began his artistic career in Antwerp. There, he studied under Wilhelm Schubert van Ehrenberg, an architect and painter of architectural types. He specialised in depicting imaginary palaces and the Baroque and Renaissance buildings, complementing them with gallant scenes. The artist sometimes combined his architectural views with biblical or mythological subjects. However, most often, he depicted the gallant scenes from his imagination. Jacob Ferdinand Saeys was skilled at using perspective and realistically depicting various materials. In 1679, he joined the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke. He was mentioned as an artist in Mechelen. Later, the artist moved to Vienna, where he was first mentioned in 1694.

Object description

The work depicts the monumental arch of the palace, embellished with reliefs and lavishly decorated columns. The courtyard of the palace with a fountain is depicted nearby, and the main gate with a colonnade is represented in the distance. This architectural view is an excellent example of the artist's imaginative compositions. The masterful use of perspective and light and shadow transitions add volume and realism to the image. The picture was created in 1719 and has the author's signature in the lower right corner.

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