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ca. 1600 | Niederländisch
The painting shows Mars, the god of war, as the personification of the month of March. He is surrounded by numerous objects to help him while away the time: musical instruments, games and sporting equipment, books and weapons. Behind him a group of courtiers is having fun in the garden of a palace. Life at a princely court followed well-defined rules just like games, music and dance. The collections housed in a Kunstkammer were part of this world and its order.
The painting shows Mars, the god of war, as the personification of the month of March. He is surrounded by numerous objects to help him while away the time: musical instruments, games and sporting equipment, books and weapons. Behind him a group of courtiers is having fun in the garden of a palace. Life at a princely court followed well-defined rules just like games, music and dance. The collections housed in a Kunstkammer were part of this world and its order.
Attributed to:
Niederländisch
Artist:
anonym
After:
Maarten de Vos (1532 Antwerpen - 1603 Antwerpen) DNB
Time:
ca. 1600
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Material/technology:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
angestückt: 119 × 212 cm
132 × 225 × 10 cm
Inscribed
bez. im Himmel rechts über dem Turm: Ver (Frühling); neben dem Lautenspieler in der Mitte des Bildes: Amor (Liebe); auf den Büchern: Vergilivs / Ovidivs / Bocativs / Amadis / Bassvs;
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 2200
Provenance
Aus Laxenburg; 1868 in der Galerie im Depot nachweisbar;
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