General
General
Object Auto ID
60089
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_33241
Bust of Adonis
Common Name
Painting
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Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
it is a painting of a burst. it is one of two made by the famous Caesar van Everdingen. the other part of it is in the Netherlands where this painting is going to be temporally shown side by side with.
Provenance
Collection of Sir Hugh Lane, London; sold to Sir Max Michaelis, 1913; donated to the South African nation by Sir Max Michaelis, 1914.
This painting represents a bust of Adonis crowned with laurel and cloaked with a pink drapery. The pendant to this work hangs in the Mauritshuis in The Hague.
Description
Description
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Inscriptions
Signed by the Artist, bottom right
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Dimension Comments
73.7 x 60 cm including the frame
History
History
Object Age
1617 to 1678
Object Age Comment
Painted by Caesar van Everdingen his lifetime (1617-1678)
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