Name: Antique Master Print-DE-REUCK-SMELL-SENSES-ETCHING-Both-c.1625-1650
SKU: PICTURA-06249
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Antique Master Print-DE-REUCK-SMELL-SENSES-ETCHING-Both-c.1625-1650

€345.00

‘DE REUCK’

– A humorous scene depicting an old woman (Trijn Slomps) known for her filthiness and terrible odor, causing children to flee. A group of peasants in an interior setting, engaging in an exaggerated reaction to an unbearable smell. The composition humorously illustrates the sense of smell as part of a larger series on the five senses.

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Description

Medium: Etching on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17.4 x 22.2 cm (6.85 x 8.74 inch). Image size: 17.4 x 22.2 cm. (6.85 x 8.74 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some thin paper spots. Paper loss in bottom left corner, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JAN BOTH, ANDRIES BOTH, DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, UTRECHT PAINTERS, SENSE OF SMELL, HUMOROUS PRINTS, 17TH-CENTURY ETCHINGS, DUTCH ALLEGORICAL PRINTS, FIVE SENSES SERIES, SATIRICAL ART | EXPO-DUTCH-500

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Part of a series depicting the five senses.

Reference: Centraal Museum, Inv. No. 8805c. Catalogus der schilderijen (1952), No. 804-3. Kramm, De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders (1857), p. 136.

Biography engraver: Jan Both (1615-1652) was a Dutch painter and engraver from Utrecht, known for his Italianate landscapes. His work was heavily influenced by his travels in Italy.

Biography artist: Andries Both (1606-1642) was a Dutch painter from Utrecht, best known for his genre scenes with a humorous and satirical tone, often depicting peasant life.