Caesar van Everdingen

Trompe l'Oeil with a Bust of Venus

Caesar van Everdingen
Trompe l'Oeil with a Bust of Venus

Expuesto en Sala 15

This is a trompe-l’oeil, or trick of the eye. It is supposed to look as if a marble bust of Venus has been placed above the door. In order to mislead the viewer, some ‘real’ details have been added: a pink shawl and wreaths of periwinkle.

This Venus formed a pair with a bust of Adonis (now in Cape Town). They are the only two still-lifes by the history painter Van Everdingen, and they probably hung in his home.

Detalles técnicos

Caesar van Everdingen
Trompe l'Oeil with a Bust of Venus

Expuesto en Sala 15

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Información general
Artista Caesar van Everdingen (Alkmaar 1617/1618 - 1678 Alkmaar)
Título Trompe l'Oeil with a Bust of Venus
Nombre del objeto painting
Número de inventario 1088
Expuesto en Sala 15
Material y detalles técnicos
Técnica oil
Material canvas
Dimensiones 74 x 60.8 cm
Inscripciones
Signed and dated lower left: CVE ANo.16.65.
CVE in ligature

Origen

Estate of the painter, Alkmaar, 1678; sale Amsterdam, De Leth, 26 September 1763, lot 50 or 51; sale London, Christie’s, 18 February 1927, lot 131, to Warner; W.S. Traill, Bushmills Antrim, Ireland; sale London, 6 February 1936, lot 115, to Bloch; Vitale Bloch, London, 1936; Mr A. Staring, Vorden, 1939-1980; bequeathed to his widow, Mrs J.H.M. Staring-de Mol van Otterloo, Vorden, 1980; gift of Mrs J.H.M. Staring-de Mol van Otterloo, Vorden, 1992