David Vinckboonsok (adopted) (1576-1631/33), Park landscape with a group of hunters presenting trophies to ladies, ca. 1610

Biography
In the midst of a forest thicket, on the bank of a river, two elegantly dressed men proudly present their companions with hunted animals. In the background, the buildings of a nearby town are visible in the clearance of the treetops. The painting shows the typical construction of a Mannerist landscape, in which a close-up shot of the foreground with realistically rendered plants is contrasted with a distant panorama, drawing the viewer's eye far into the picture. Shaded zones are contrasted with zones of bright light.

The painting is the work of David Vinckboons, a painter of Flemish descent, who in his early youth left the war-torn South Netherlands with his parents and settled in Amsterdam. The Warsaw painting, painted around 1610, was created in the safety of a free country, while representing all the richness of the artistic heritage of the former homeland. Vinckboons' meticulous, virtuosic style in rendering foliage of almost infinite variety with jewel-like precision is characteristic of the painting. Due to its harmonious composition, artful texture and virtuoso technique, the Warsaw painting is considered one of the most outstanding examples of Vinckboons' landscapes.