Casanova del Monte Turris, Mayor of Prague
Anchored completely in Netherlandish tradition,Santvoort’s old-fashioned approach to portraiture concentrates on the exact, detailed portrayal of his subjects’ faces and places little emphasis on other external features. According to the family tradition of the previous owners, the subjects are the mayor of Prague Casanova del Monte Turris and his wife, Anna Heinz von Jaden (GG_9127).
Anchored completely in Netherlandish tradition,Santvoort’s old-fashioned approach to portraiture concentrates on the exact, detailed portrayal of his subjects’ faces and places little emphasis on other external features. According to the family tradition of the previous owners, the subjects are the mayor of Prague Casanova del Monte Turris and his wife, Anna Heinz von Jaden (GG_9127).
Artist:
Dirck Dircksz (van) Santvoort (1610 - 1680 Amsterdam) DNB
Time:
1639
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
92,3 cm × 69,5 cm
Framed: 110,5 cm × 88 cm × 4 cm
Signed
Inscribed in the upper right corner: D. D. Santvoort fe. 1639
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 9126
Provenance
1958 Legate Mrs Asta Krticzka-Jaden;
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