Allegory of Riches, Gerard de Lairesse, 1675 - 1683
1683
288.0 x 153.0 cm
gérard de lairesse (1640 – 1711)
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Allegory of the Wealth. In the middle the female personification of Riches, in the right hand an apple. Two putti on the left by a coin bowl. Right a standing woman with a statue. From a series of five allegories (SK-A-4174/4178), painted in grisaille between 1675 and 1683 for the house "Messina" of Philips de Flines on the Herengracht.
About this artwork
- Title: Allegory of Riches, Gerard de Lairesse, 1675 - 1683
- Artist: gérard de lairesse
- Year: 1683
- Original dimensions: 288.0 x 153.0 cm
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
- Color intensity: Monochromatic