ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
The Formative Years of a Flemish Visionary In the vibrant, intellectually charged atmosphere of seventeenth-century Brussels, the foundations of Gillis van Tilborgh’s artistry were laid. Born around 1625, most likely in Brussels, he grew up within a family of artists. He is believed to have first learned the nuances of the brush from his father, Gillis van Tilborgh the Elder, before continuing his training with David Teniers the Younger
, who had moved from Antwerp to Brussels around 1650 as court painter to Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. From Teniers he took both a repertoire of subjects, from lively tavern and village scenes to meticulous views of princely picture galleries, and a keen eye for everyday life. This pedigree provided him with more than just technical skill; it instilled a deep reverence for the dramatic interplay of lig…