Bust of an elderly man with a caricature head
Marble portraiture, usually reserved for rulers and the nobility, is here playfully employed for a base subject: a coarse old man’s head with grotesque features. This kind of overturning of convention and mocking of artistic decorum was highly appreciated by art collectors.
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Bust of an elderly man with a caricature head
Marble portraiture, usually reserved for rulers and the nobility, is here playfully employed for a base subject: a coarse old man’s head with grotesque features. This kind of overturning of convention and mocking of artistic decorum was highly appreciated by art collectors.
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Het marmeren portret, dat door ...... melaars
bijzonder gewaardeerd.
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Marble portraiture, usually re ...... appreciated by art collectors.
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format
identifier
BK-NM-3056
language
publisher
Rijksmuseum
title
Borstbeeld van een oude man met karikaturale kop
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Bust of an elderly man with a caricature head
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created
c. 1650
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ca. 1650
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extent
breedte 26,5 cm
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gewicht 15,7 kg
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height 38 cm
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hoogte 38 cm
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weight 15.7 kg
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width 26.5 cm
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Collectie: beeldhouwwerken
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Collection: sculptures
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spatial
temporal
second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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