Spiegellijst, beschilderd met vier allegorische vrouwenfiguren
Cornelis Brouwer (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- 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
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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
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Allegory Metadata · 99%
The title explicitly identifies four allegorical female figures.
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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
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Symmetrical Visual · 88%
The rectangular frame has a strongly balanced structure, with corresponding large corner ornaments and related decorative organization on opposing sides.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%
Almost the entire visible ceramic border is covered with dense figurative, vegetal, shell, and scrolling ornament.
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Arabesque/Scroll Visual · 99%
Curling foliage, tendrils, and scrollwork form the dominant decorative vocabulary throughout the frame.
Medium and Techniques
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Glass and Ceramics Metadata · 94%
The recorded faience medium supports classification under glass and ceramic techniques.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to 1736.
Geographic Regions
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Dutch Art Metadata · 94%
The recorded place of origin is Delft, supporting a Dutch geographic context.
Materials
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Ceramic Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum identifies the medium as faience, a glazed ceramic material.
Furniture and Lighting
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Furniture Metadata · 99%
The catalog classification is furniture, and the object is a mirror frame intended as an interior furnishing.
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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.