Theodor Matham
Allegory of Painting

ArtistDutch, 1605 or 1606–1676
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Allegory of Painting
  • Painting Crowned by a Genius
Datec. 1655–1658
MediumEtching and engraving
Dimensions402 × 285 mm
Sheet (sheet): 18 3/4 × 13 7/16in. (47.6 × 34.1cm)
Plate or block: 15 7/8 × 11 1/4 in. (40.3 × 28.6 cm)
Mat: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.11
Non exposé

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Provenance[Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt-am-Main]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1997.

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