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Cupboard

anonymous

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Medium
eikenhout, belijmd met ebbenhout en ivoor, ingelegd met padoekhout, de kleine laden in het interieur van noten- en kamferhout
Dimensions
height 209.5 cm x width 172.5 cm x depth 71 cm x depth 65 cm
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Visual Qualities

  • Symmetrical Visual · 98%

    The façade is organized around a central axis, with closely balanced doors, columns, panels, drawers, and feet on either side.

  • Geometric Visual · 94%

    Rectangular recessed panels, repeated horizontal bands, circular accents, and sharply defined architectural divisions create a strongly geometric façade.

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 96%

    The cupboard is densely embellished with contrasting inlays, fluting, moldings, turned elements, repeated roundels, and ornamental hardware.

  • Shiny/Glossy Visual · 91%

    Broad highlights across the dark doors, columns, moldings, and cornice indicate a smooth, polished-looking reflective surface.

  • Columns and Totems Visual · 91%

    Multiple turned and fluted columns divide the façade and give it the vertical emphasis of a miniature architectural elevation.

Time Periods

  • 17th Century Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog dates the object to approximately 1630–1640.

Materials

  • Wood Both · 99%

    The catalog lists oak, ebony, padouk, walnut, and camphor wood, and the visible case is clearly constructed primarily of wood.

  • Ivory Metadata · 96%

    Ivory is explicitly listed in the catalog medium as part of the bonded and inlaid construction.

Furniture and Lighting

  • Furniture Both · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the object as case furniture and furniture, and the image clearly shows a large freestanding cupboard.

  • Storage Both · 96%

    The title identifies the object as a cupboard, while the image shows numerous enclosed compartments, doors, and drawers.

Source & rights

anonymous. Cupboard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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