Battle Scene with Horsemen Fleeing from Avenging Angel

1645·Pen with gray and brown ink, with brush and gray wash and touches of graphite, on ivory laid paper·15 × 26.1 cm (5 15/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1645
Medium: Pen with gray and brown ink, with brush and gray wash and touches of graphite, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 15 × 26.1 cm (5 15/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Dirck Hals

Artist

Dirck Hals

Drawing

Dirck Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter specializing in interior genre scenes populated by elegantly dressed figures engaged in leisurely pursuits, music, and conversation. Active in Haarlem during the seventeenth century, he developed a refined technique for rendering light across domestic spaces and textile surfaces. His small-scale panel paintings established a template for the Dutch interior genre that influenced numerous contemporaries.

Haarlem, Netherlands

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