Before Public Gardens & Parks - Locals Celebrating at a Garden Terrace

Jan Steen (Dutch artist, 1626-1679) Celebrating on a Garden Terrace

Before Public Gardens & Parks - Elites Celebrating at a large Formal Garden

Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) In the Park of a Classic Palace

Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) also known as Luis de Koller, Luis de Kaulleri, Louis de Coulery, specialized in genre, allegory, architecture, & landscape painting.  Like many Flemish artists of the period, he had traveled to & worked in Italy. A circle of like-minded artists gathered around him in Antwerp, painting scenes of banquets, balls, carnivals, & other celebrations often in gardens. The architecture & the parterres of the gardens are precisely drawn, often in skillfully telescoped perspective.

Before Public Gardens & Parks - Locals Brawling Outside a Local Tavern or Inn

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) Peasants Brawling outside a local Tavern

Before Public Gardens & Parks - Elites at The Escorial, near Madrid,

Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) In the Gardens at The Escorial, near Madrid, Spain. Note: Few, if any, women are depicted on the lower level immediately in front of the entrance to The Escorial, and few are on the upper level.

Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) also known as Luis de Koller, Luis de Kaulleri, Louis de Coulery, specialized in genre, allegory, architecture, & landscape painting.  Like many Flemish artists of the period, he had traveled to & worked in Italy. A circle of like-minded artists gathered around him in Antwerp, painting scenes of banquets, balls, carnivals, & other celebrations often in gardens. The architecture & the parterres of the gardens are precisely drawn, often in skillfully telescoped perspective.

Before Public Gardens & Parks - Locals Dancing on a Tavern's Garden Terrace

Jan Steen (Dutch artist, 1626-1679) The Dancing Couple 1663

Before Public Gardens & Parks - Elites Celebrating in a Private Garden

Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) Dining in the Garden

Louis de Caullery (Dutch-Flemish artist, 1555-1622) also known as Luis de Koller, Luis de Kaulleri, Louis de Coulery, specialized in genre, allegory, architecture, & landscape painting.  Like many Flemish artists of the period, he had traveled to & worked in Italy. A circle of like-minded artists gathered around him in Antwerp, painting scenes of banquets, balls, carnivals, & other celebrations often in gardens. The architecture & the parterres of the gardens are precisely drawn, often in skillfully telescoped perspective.

Before Public Gardens & Parks - Locals Dining on an Inn's Garden Terrace

Jan Steen (Dutch artist, 1626-1679) A Meal & Music under the Inn's Garden Arbor 1650