Full Record |
| Title |
Adam Naming the Animals |
| Collection |
Holburne Museum of Art, Bath |
| Artist |
Imitator of Savery, Roelandt (Flemish draftsman, painter, and printmaker; 1576-1639)
Previously attributed to Brueghel, Jan, the elder (Flemish painter, draftsman, 1568-1625) |
| Date Earliest |
about 1595 |
| Date Latest |
1639 |
| Description |
Roelandt Savery was a landscape, flower and animal painter. He was born in Courtrai (Flanders), then settled with his family in Amsterdam, where he was probably taught by his brother Jacob. Savery painted in various locations: Amsterdam, Prague (for Emperor Rudolph II in 1604-12), Vienna, and Utrecht (1619-39). |
| Current Accession Number |
A178 |
| Former Accession Number |
45; 1364; 61 |
| Subject |
landscape; animal; religion (Old Testament, Ark) |
| Measurements |
12.2 x 18.5 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on metal (copper) |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by Miss Mary Anne Barbara Holburne 1882. |
| Provenance |
Sir Thomas William Holburne, by 1867-74; by descent to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882), 1874. |
| Notes |
Attributions and inventory numbers: Holburne catalogue 1867, no. 45, as Velvet Brueghel; Holburne catalogue 1887, no. 1364 as Velvet Brueghel; Holburne catalogue 1936, no. 61, as Jan Breughel the elder (Velvet). |
| Rights Owner |
© The Holburne Museum of Art, Bath |
| Author |
Rosie Broadley |
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