Javanese Court Officials
The axiom ‘clothes make the man’ also held true in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but ‘types’. The accurately rendered garments and batik motifs indicate not only the region from which these men came, they also provide information about their rank and status. These resolute, confident figures are exceptional and were probably painted by a non-Western artist. In European depictions, Indonesians were usually depicted as adversaries, colonial subjects or ‘innocent’ primitives.
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Javanese Court Officials
The axiom ‘clothes make the man’ also held true in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but ‘types’. The accurately rendered garments and batik motifs indicate not only the region from which these men came, they also provide information about their rank and status. These resolute, confident figures are exceptional and were probably painted by a non-Western artist. In European depictions, Indonesians were usually depicted as adversaries, colonial subjects or ‘innocent’ primitives.
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Aankoop met steun van de BankGiro Loterij en de Mondriaan Stichting
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Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery and the Mondriaan Stichting
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Kleren maken de man, ook in In ...... en of ‘onbedorven natuurvolk’.
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The axiom ‘clothes make the ma ...... ects or ‘innocent’ primitives.
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NG-2010-40
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
subject
title
Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
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Javanese Court Officials
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type
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c. 1820 - c. 1870
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ca. 1820 - ca. 1870
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extent
depth 4.5 cm
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diepte 4,5 cm
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drager breedte 74,3 cm
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drager hoogte 196,8 cm
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height 196.8 cm
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width 74.3 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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derde kwart 19e eeuw
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eerste kwart 19e eeuw
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first quarter 19th century
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second quarter 19th century
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third quarter 19th century
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tweede kwart 19e eeuw
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