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Summary
Gerard de Lairesse: Allegory of the sciences
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| Title |
Allegory of the Sciences  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
allegory |
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| Description |
Allegory of the Sciences. Part of a series of five allegories painted between 1675 and 1683 for the house of Philips de Flines, Herengracht 164, Amsterdam, known as ‘Messina’. The other allegories are File:Gerard de Lairesse 003.jpg (Wealth), File:Gerard de Lairesse 004.jpg (Charity), File:Gerard de Lairesse 005.jpg (Art) and File:Gerard de Lairesse 006.jpg (Fame). |
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| Date | between 1675 and 1683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 289 cm (113.7 in); width: 161 cm (63.3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
room 15 |
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| Accession number |
SK-A-4177 |
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| Place of creation |
Northern Low Countries |
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| Object history |
between 1675 and 1683: commissioned by Philips de Flines for the vestibule of Messina House, Herengracht 164, Amsterdam by 1970: J.C. Hottinguer, Paris 1970: purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, from J.C. Hottinguer, Paris |
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| Credit line | Purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue, as Allegorie op de Wetenschappen, circa 1675-circa 1683. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Webspecial, as Allegory of the Sciences, 1675-1683. |
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| Source/Photographer | IQEPI53aKf9cPA — Google Arts & Culture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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