Koninck was the main exponent of panoramic landscapes in 17th-century Holland, although in his own day he was better known for his domestic scenes and portraits. About 70 of his landscapes survive; they display the influence of Rembrandt.
Koninck was born in Amsterdam and trained by his elder brother, Jacob, in Rotterdam. He probably became a pupil of Rembrandt on his return to Amsterdam, where he lived from 1653 onwards. He was also influenced by Hercules Segers, who had experimented with panoramic views in Amsterdam in the 1620s.
The chronology of Koninck's work and the nature of its relationship with the landscapes of his contemporaries, notably those of Jacob van Ruisdael, are unclear.
Philips Koninck
1619 - 1688
Paintings by Philips Koninck
There’s a delight in letting your eye wander across the vast landscapes of Koninck’s paintings and suddenly coming upon one of the tiny details within. In the foreground here, but still far away, are assorted animals and assorted people, some working, some chatting, some idling away the remaining...
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In this enormous painting, Philips Koninck shows us a panorama of the Dutch countryside under a vast sky. What seems an almost deserted stretch of land is actually peopled with many figures: the women washing clothes in the stream, a man fishing and a small figure brandishing a stick as he rides...
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This imaginary landscape in the flatlands of the Low Countries conjures a remarkably effective illusion of a vast panorama opening up before us. Koninck has used two particular techniques to create this effect. He’s made the figure in the middle ground the most prominent and painted the landscape...
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Philips Koninck, who is said to have been a pupil of Rembrandt, is known for his panoramic landscapes in which a road or a stream leads the eye into the far distance. This vast landscape seems strange and rather eerie under grey, lowering clouds.Although there’s no sun, a lone woman shields her e...
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