Lodewijk de Vadder - Extensive dune landscape with travelers and a dog on a path alongside an inlet

Lodewijk de Vadder (1605,

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– 1655,

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) was a

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landscape painter, draughtsman, engraver and

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designer.Hans Devisscher. "Lodewijk de Vadder" Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 14 October 2020 His landscapes represent a move away from the Mannerist tradition of landscapes painting in Flemish art towards a more naturalistic approach exemplified by looser brushwork and an emphasis on atmospheric effects. He was the first Flemish landscape painter who painted dune landscapes as the primary feature of his landscapes. While his loose brush handling shows the influence of Rubens and

Adriaen Brouwer Adriaen Brouwer (, in Oudenaarde – January 1638, in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the first half of the 17th century.

, his restrained palette shows his awareness of developments in the Dutch Republic.Lodewijk de Vadder, ''An Extensive Dune Landscape with Travelers and a Dog on a Path Alongside an Inlet''
at Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts

Life

He was born in Grimbergen and was baptized on 8 April 1605. He was the son of Gielis de Vadder and Margriet Cocx. He came from a family of painters: his father and brothers Philippe (born 1590) and Huybrecht (born 1592) were painters. While there are no records on his apprenticeship, it is assumed that his brother Philippe who became a master of the

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in 1613 was his teacher. He became a master of the

in 1628.Lodewijk de Vadder
at the

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In 1644 he obtained from the Brussels city authorities a privilege to make tapestry cartoons. He made cartoons principally for the Brussels weaving workshops of Jan Cordijs and Boudewijn van Beveren. His pupils were Ignatius van der Stock, Jan Claessens and possibly also

Lucas Achtschellinck Lucas Achtschellinck (baptized 16 January 1626 – buried 12 May 1699), was a Flemish landscape painter. Lucas Achts ...

Work

De Vadder painted the landscapes with woods and rural areas around Brussels with a preference for sunken paths. It was originally believed that he only produced small-scale works marked with the monogram LDV. It has been demonstrated that he was responsible for a number of large-scale works that were formerly attributed to his younger contemporary and follower Jacques d'Arthois. De Vadder, his pupil Ignatius van der Stock, his presumed pupil Lucas Achtschellinck and d'Arthois are usually referred to collectively as "The

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Painters" as they often depicted the woods and sand banks in the Sonian Forest near Brussels. Important influences on De Vadder were the late landscapes of Peter Paul Rubens as well as the landscapes of Adriaen Brouwer. De Vadder's style is freer in composition and, with its loose, broad brushwork, reminiscent of Rubens' style. His landscapes represent a departure from the Mannerist tradition of landscapes painting in Flemish art as represented by artists such as

Denis van Alsloot Denis van Alsloot or Denijs van AlslootDenis van Alsloot
at the

in favor of a more naturalistic approach. Rather than the densely populated forests of van Alsloot, he depicted landscapes in which emptiness dominates. He emphasized atmospheric effects over detailed depiction of the features of the landscapes. He was the first Flemish landscape painter who painted dune landscapes as the primary feature of his landscapes. His palette is more restrained than that of the Flemish landscapes tradition which shows his awareness of developments in the Dutch Republic, in particular the works of

Pieter Dircksz Santvoort Pieter Dircksz. van Santvoort (1604–1635), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. He was born in Amsterdam and is known for landscapes in the manner of Esaias van de Velde.

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Jan van Goyen Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (; 13 January 1596 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter. The scope of his landscape subjects was very broad as he painted forest landscapesm marines, river landscapes, beach scenes, winter landscape, cityscap ...

Lodewijk de Vadder - A Wooded Dune Landscape - WGA24206

As was not unusual at the time, de Vadder collaborated with other artists. So, he painted landscapes for a.o. Gaspard de Crayer, Antoon Sallaert or Michael Sweerts, and David Teniers painted the staffage of several of his paintings. He was likely responsible for the large trees that appear in some of the works in the never-finished cycle on the ''Life of Henry IV'' (1628–30) created by Rubens and

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.Carl van de Velde, "Snayers, Pieter" ''Grove Art Online''.

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, ccessed 15 October 2020/ref> An example is the ''Henri IV at the siege of Amiens'' (1630,

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) The ''Life of Henry'' series was commissioned from Rubens by

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in February 1622.Sara Galletti, ''Rubens et la galerie de Henri IV au palais du Luxembourg (1628–1630)''
in: Bulletin Monumental Année 2008 Volume 166 Numéro 1 pp. 43–51 He also drew cartoons for various tapestry manufacturers in Brussels. Around 1650 he collaborated with

Jacob Jordaens Jacob (Jacques) Jordaens (19 May 1593 – 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits. After Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, he was the leading Fle ...

on tapestry designs for the tapestry workshop of Jan Cordijs. He was an accomplished draughtsman and some of his drawings were engraved by other artists such as

Lucas Vorsterman the Elder Lucas Vorsterman (1595–1675) was a Baroque engraver. He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as for patrons such as Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Charles I of England. Biography Vorsterman ...

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Wenceslaus Hollar Wenceslaus Hollar (23 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as ; and to Czech speakers as . He is particu ...

. He was a gifted printmaker himself. A series of 8 landscape etchings by his hand referred to as the 'Small landscapes' was published by the Antwerp publisher

Frans van den Wyngaerde Frans van den Wyngaerde or Frans van den WijngaerdeHis name is sometimes also spelled Francis vanden Wyngaert ( Antwerp, 8 July 1614Antwerp 17 March 1679) was a Flemish printmaker, draughtsman and publisher.Lodewijk de Vadder, ''Landscape with a road in the centre, a tree to the right, a house and other trees to the right; from a series of eight prints showing small landscapes''
at the British Museum

References

External links

https://www.lodewijkdevadder.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:de Vadder, Lodewijk Flemish tapestry artists Flemish Baroque painters Flemish landscape painters Flemish printmakers Painters from Brussels 1605 births 1655 deaths Artists from Brussels People from Grimbergen