Inleyding tot de Hooge Schoole der Schilderkonst (Introduction to the Noble School of Painting)

1678

Samuel van Hoogstraten

Associated Names
Samuel van Hoogstraten

Artist/author, Dutch, 1627 - 1678

This is a print depicting various people on a stage, casting dramatic shadows on the walls. In the bottom left corner, the dark silhouettes of people watch the stage, which stretches diagonally across the scene. A thin arched pole hangs down on the stage, under which three people are gathered, two standing and one sitting, working with a hammer. On the left of the stage are three people dancing together, one person in the center with horns in mid-step, and a person on the right standing next to a goat. There are also two winged cherubs hanging from strings above the dancing figures. The shadows of these people are projected onto the wall or screen behind them, and the shadows of the three people under the arch are massive, taking up most of the print. The backdrop features faint outlines of vegetation, clouds, and a coat of arms. On the right edge, several people peek out from behind the backdrop.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Emil Offenbacher, New York; purchased 1978 by Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow; gift 1991 to NGA.

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Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.78.

Inscriptions

by later hand in blue ink on front pastedown at upper right: 78-51-9; by later hand in graphite on front pastedown at center: coll / portrait of Van Hoogstraten present - / -not always found in all copies / p13 - mention of Rembrandt; by later hand in graphite on back pastedown: WR 6310

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