An Amsterdam Canal House Garden

An Amsterdam Canal House Garden

SK-A-2576

signature: ‘C. Troost’

The garden of this Amsterdam canal house radiates tranquillity and prosperity. At centre is a gilded statue of Fortuna, symbol of the family’s good fortune. In the bright sunlight, the master of the house picks grapes with his daughter, while in the foreground in the shade a maidservant cleans vegetables. A tame parrot looks on, hoping for a tasty tidbit.

painter: Cornelis Troost

c. 1740 - 1745

olieverf op doek

height 66 cm x width 56 cm

Gift of the heirs of C. Hoogendijk, The Hague

gift 1912-05

Public domain

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