Core Record |
| Title |
Amateurs of Statuary |
| Collection |
Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Kelvingrove Museum |
| Artist |
After Werff, Adriaen van der (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1659-1722) |
| Date Earliest |
possibly about 1680 |
| Date Latest |
possibly about 1800 |
| Description |
In foreground are four figures engaged in inspecting small items of statuary. Beyond them is a full size statue, identified as 'the Borghese Warrior' by Agasius of Ephesus. |
| Current Accession Number |
1537 |
| Subject |
everyday life; figure |
| Measurements |
26.0 x 21 cm.0 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on metal (copper) |
| Acquisition Details |
Purchased 1922. |
| Provenance |
H. Wilkie, Junior, Glasgow, 1922. |
| Publications |
Miles, H., Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Paintings in the Glasgow Art Gallery, Glasgow, 1961, I, p. 151, no. 1537; Gaehtgens, B., Adriaen van der Werff, Berlin, 1987, p. 218, no. 17, kopien, no. 2. |
| Notes |
Arched top. |
| Rights Owner |
Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums) |
| Author |
Robert Wenley |
