Steenwijck -Gaspoel's Painting of Lakenhal

SUSANNA VAN STTEENWIJCK-GASPOEL'S, THE LAKENHAL (1642)

Is a painting of the Lakenhal, built in 1640, residing in the Netherlands (and still standing today). Gaspoel's, the wife of an architect, represented this beautiful building so appropriately and accurately with oil on canvas that it was bought and is now a popular first-representation of the site. This is a medium sized piece still showcased in the building (now a museum) today.

This piece looks precise and proper. It represent the Lakenhal in a prestigious light. With a sky of puffy clouds lit up in light blue, the piece represents the building as a pleasant place. Furthermore, the browns, creams, and greens of the building and surrounding environment produce warmth in the viewer's perspective. The building itself sits with accents and brick that meet the viewers eye, however you can tell it's a turning point or older architecture as many building with romanticized with an access of details. This piece gives us a glimpse at, not only the date this building was made but also the style of architecture at the time. Further her details range out to the atmosphere. For example , theres a bustling river in the forefront of the piece. Behind that is the sidewalk filled with detail and, further back, a courtyard in front of the building squared with patterns. This aspect of the piece shows direction and helps highlight the main focal point of this piece, the building, starting at the large beautiful entrance and folding out. The lighting of the piece shows the light is coming from the left hand side of the painting. Further, the artist is able to get across that this is a residential area as the building is sandwiched by houses.

The analysis of this painting mainly resides in the history of this piece which we touched on a small amount. However, the understanding can be saved for another day.