Palace Architecture with Distinguished Visitors
about 1596 | Hans Vredeman de Vries
The series was created during Vredeman’s stay at the court in Prague. His son Paul Vredeman was also involved in its execution, while the figures – with one exception – were created by the court painter in Prague van Ravesteyn. Hans Vredeman was one of the most influential theoreticians of his day. In his masterly architectural fantasies, the painter, who had studied the classic principles of Serlio and Vitruvius, put the theories of perspective into practice.
The series was created during Vredeman’s stay at the court in Prague. His son Paul Vredeman was also involved in its execution, while the figures – with one exception – were created by the court painter in Prague van Ravesteyn. Hans Vredeman was one of the most influential theoreticians of his day. In his masterly architectural fantasies, the painter, who had studied the classic principles of Serlio and Vitruvius, put the theories of perspective into practice.
Artist:
Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527 Leeuwarden - um 1606 Hamburg) DNB
Time:
about 1596
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
137 cm × 164 cm
Framed (gallery frame): 155,5 cm × 182,5 cm × 7 cm
Signed
Inscribed at the bottom right of the well head: HANS (ligature) VREDEMAN (ligature) VRIESE IN
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 2334
Provenance
Created during the stay of Vredemann de Vries at the Prague court; From the treasury of Emperor Rudolf II; ca. 1610-1619 in the castle in Vienna; Salzburg; 1837 documented in the gallery depot in Vienna
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