The Shepherds' Rest - Hendrick Mommers (1623-1693)

Oil on canvas marouflaged on canvas depicting "The Shepherds' Rest", signed lower right by Hendrick Mommers, born in Haarlem around 1623 and buried in Amsterdam on December 21, 1693.
17th-century Dutch school.
Private collection.
In very good condition.
Dimensions: Frame: h.110 cm x l.95 cm.
Canvas: h.92.5 cm x l.78.5 cm.
The painting we are presenting is a scene of daily life much appreciated by the painter Mommers, in chiaroscuro in a landscape animated by characters treated with delicate touches echoing Italian painting.
A gilded wooden frame carved with flowers dates from the 19th century.

Hendrick Mommers , genre and landscape painter, born in Haarlem around 1623 and buried in Amsterdam on December 21, 1693.
A member of his hometown guild, he visited Italy and worked in Rome, leaving us mainly Italianate landscapes, pastoral scenes and market scenes in the style of Berchem and Cuyp. Seduced by the French capital, he painted several "Views of Paris", and his Parisian landscapes are mentioned in the inventories of 1653 and 1687.