Landscape with Tournament and Hunters
1519–20
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
57.8 × 138.5 cm (22 3/4 × 54 9/16 in.); Framed: 72.4 × 152.1 × 9.6 cm (28 1/2 × 59 7/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
110527
Art Historical Context
Jan van Scorel’s *Landscape with Tournament and Hunters* captures the vibrant spirit of the early Northern Renaissance. Painted in 1519–20, shortly after the Dutch artist’s formative travels in Italy, the work reflects his pioneering role in bringing Italian Renaissance principles—such as balanced composition and atmospheric perspective—back to the Netherlands. The expansive horizontal panel invites viewers into a sweeping vista where elegantly dressed figures engage in a tournament while hunters pursue game, illustrating the aristocratic pastimes that defined courtly life in the sixteenth cen...
About the Artist
Jan van Scorel · 1495–1562
Comment on works: Religious