Johannes Zacharias Simon Prey, Chimney piece Imitatio, allegory on the Visual Arts and Architecture, chimney piece painting material linen oil painting wood, Upright rectangular format. On stage staircase, woman with band in her hair is partially veiled by curtain, with the inscription IMITATIO. In her left hand she holds palette; Around her neck necklace with mask of man painted in natural colors. To her right donkey with painting seen from the side. This woman represents the painting that imitates nature. For the donkey there is putto on step below with plumbing lead in one hand and in the o
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2744 x 4853 px | 23.2 x 41.1 cm | 9.1 x 16.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
4 November 2018Photographer:
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Johannes Zacharias Simon Prey, Chimney piece Imitatio, allegory on the Visual Arts and Architecture, chimney piece painting material linen oil painting wood, Upright rectangular format. On stage staircase, woman with band in her hair is partially veiled by curtain, with the inscription IMITATIO. In her left hand she holds palette; Around her neck necklace with mask of man painted in natural colors. To her right donkey with painting seen from the side. This woman represents the painting that imitates nature. For the donkey there is putto on step below with plumbing lead in one hand and in the other piece of paper on which plan of personification of the Architecture is on the same step on the left in the corner putto is drawn to large (plaster) head at the feet of painting; this putto represents the Drawing Art. Behind him classic sculpture symbol for sculpture In the background colonnaded gallery with classical entablement with trigliven and metopes signed JP in ligature 1794 Preij classic drawing society This way to Hooger Rotterdam Probably from demolition Vleeshuis 1875.