Bidspirit auction | Jan van Huchtenburgh (Haarlem, 1647

Jan van Huchtenburgh (Haarlem, 1647 - Amsterdam, 1733) Workshop of - Oil on canvas cm. 44x47. Framed This panel may be attributed to the circle of Jan van Huchtenburgh, among the leading Dutch specialists in battle scenes around the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It maybe depicts the capture of Nicosia, a key episode of the War of Cyprus, showing the Ottoman commander Kara Mustafa Pasha confronting the Venetian general, with the city’s fortress visible in the distance. The composition is animated by vigorous cavalry action, centered on the clash of the two leaders. A rapid, nervous brushwork, warm tonalities and a fiery sky heighten the dramatic visual impact.