Soldiers, on foot and on horseback, advance towards the convoy that approaches from the distance; the groups, more compact than usual in sebastián vrancx, gain structural unity, without losing narrative charm. A shepherd with his flock of sheep and a vendor attacked by a soldier burst, in a picturesque manner, into the fight, which is provoked by the regular army, under the orders of a non-commissioned officer, identified by the boast and the bugle. Vrancx deals with the subject, a reflection of the reality of the end of the century, in its narrative aspect and with a laminated and careful workmanship (text extracted from díaz padrón, m. : the century of rubens in the prado museum: catalog raisonné of flamenco painting of the 17th century, 1995, p. 1568). Object Type: painting. Date: 17th century. Dimensions: height: 48 cm (18.8 in); width: 86 cm (33.8 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Museo del Prado. Sorpresa de un convoy, por Sebastiaan Vrancx
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