Spiegellijst, beschilderd met vier allegorische vrouwenfiguren

Spiegellijst, beschilderd met vier allegorische vrouwenfiguren

Cornelis Brouwer (attributed)

Details

Dimensions
height 65 cm x width 54 cm
Origin
Delft
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

12 tags

Artistic Disciplines

  • Design Metadata · 97%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the object as furniture and specifically as a mirror frame (spiegellijst), making it a designed furnishing object.

Subject Matter

  • Allegory Metadata · 99%

    The title explicitly identifies four allegorical female figures.

  • Human Figure Both · 99%

    Multiple standing and reclining human figures are visibly integrated into the frame, while the catalog title confirms the presence of four female figures.

Visual Qualities

  • Symmetrical Visual · 88%

    The rectangular frame has a strongly balanced structure, with corresponding large corner ornaments and related decorative organization on opposing sides.

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%

    Almost the entire visible ceramic border is covered with dense figurative, vegetal, shell, and scrolling ornament.

  • Arabesque/Scroll Visual · 99%

    Curling foliage, tendrils, and scrollwork form the dominant decorative vocabulary throughout the frame.

Medium and Techniques

  • Glass and Ceramics Metadata · 94%

    The recorded faience medium supports classification under glass and ceramic techniques.

Time Periods

Geographic Regions

  • Dutch Art Metadata · 94%

    The recorded place of origin is Delft, supporting a Dutch geographic context.

Materials

  • Ceramic Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum identifies the medium as faience, a glazed ceramic material.

Furniture and Lighting

  • Furniture Metadata · 99%

    The catalog classification is furniture, and the object is a mirror frame intended as an interior furnishing.

  • Mirror Metadata · 98%

    The title and classification identify the object as a mirror frame, although the photographed opening does not contain visible reflective glass.

Source & rights

Cornelis Brouwer. Spiegellijst, beschilderd met vier allegorische vrouwenfiguren. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.