# Attack of Robbers

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VRANCX, Sebastian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on panel, 55 x 97 cm

## Commentary

This scene of conflict possesses the decorative qualities and Vrancx&#39;s typically poised figures. A clear narrative, with travellers on horses attempting to ward off robbers, creates a personal and absorbing image. It reveals Vrancx&#39;s delight in detailing his paintings with the dynamic qualities that make his compositions appealing on both an aesthetic and historical level.

## Related artworks

- [Allegory of Autumn](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/allegory-of-autumn-r768d4feb94dae3>)
- [Allegory of Winter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/allegory-of-winter-r3485730432107f>)
- [Ambush](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/ambush-r1b6700957f2d0e>)
- [Autumn, Market Scene in the Heart of a Village](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/autumn-market-scene-in-the-heart-of-a-village-r2c09504af1b527>)
- [Harvest](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/harvest-r80fc8513e52307>)
- [January \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/january-detail-rc5b3ca2154b581>)
- [January](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/january-ra95a2d2e6bf3d4>)
- [Landscape with a Convoy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/landscape-with-a-convoy-r44fc85f1efb4d8>)
- [Landscape with a Deer Hunt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/landscape-with-a-deer-hunt-rdecb538b076967>)
- [Landscape with Figures Duck Flighting](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/landscape-with-figures-duck-flighting-rabe2c28c950d01>)
- [Landscape with Horsemen at Rest](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/landscape-with-horsemen-at-rest-r2a329451afe24c>)
- [Orpheus and the Beasts](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vrancx-sebastian-r2db5d8323f62b0/orpheus-and-the-beasts-r5b6863e556b5ac>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)