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Frans Francken the Younger — A Collection (Kunstkamer met schilderijen, schelpen, munten en een boeket bloemen, met rechts kunst verwoestende ezels)
Frans Francken the Younger

A Collection (Kunstkamer met schilderijen, schelpen, munten en een boeket bloemen, met rechts kunst verwoestende ezels)

1619

A richly detailed cabinet of curiosities painting depicting a collector's wall hung with numerous framed landscapes, a Madonna and Child surrounded by a floral garland, and a Nativity scene, alongside a table laden with shells, coins, fossils, medals, a sculptural book, a portrait miniature, and a large floral bouquet. The work exemplifies the Flemish 'Kunstkamer' genre, celebrating the culture of collecting and connoisseurship in early 17th-century Antwerp. Depicted among the objects is a portrait identified as Simon Bening. The composition showcases extraordinary virtuosity in the rendering of diverse textures, genres, and miniature paintings-within-a-painting.

Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions

Notes

Dutch title: 'Kunstkamer met schilderijen, schelpen, munten en een boeket bloemen, met rechts kunst verwoestende ezels'. English description: 'The cabinet of a collector with paintings, shells, coins, fossils and flowers'. Genre: art gallery painting. Depicted people: Simon Bening. Source: en.wikipedia.org. Dimensions: height 56 cm (22 in), width 85 cm (33.4 in). User noted ownership status as 'spotted'.

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Frans Francken the Younger, A Collection (Kunstkamer met schilderijen, schelpen, munten en een boeket bloemen, met rechts kunst verwoestende ezels), 1619

A richly detailed cabinet of curiosities painting depicting a collector's wall hung with numerous framed landscapes, a Madonna and Child surrounded by a floral garland, and a Nativity scene, alongside a table laden with shells, coins, fossils, medals, a sculptural book, a portrait miniature, and a large floral bouquet. The work exemplifies the Flemish 'Kunstkamer' genre, celebrating the culture of collecting and connoisseurship in early 17th-century Antwerp. Depicted among the objects is a portrait identified as Simon Bening. The composition showcases extraordinary virtuosity in the rendering of diverse textures, genres, and miniature paintings-within-a-painting.

Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
55.88 x 85.09 cm
Year
1619
Seen at
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Related themes

Old Master, Kunstkamer, Baroque, Small Format, Unique, Colorful, 17th Century, Flemish, Painting, Still Life

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Sebastián Naranjo