Bacchanal of Satyrs and Cupids

Gerard van Opstal (1605–1668), Paris, c. 1650, ivory

The Brussels sculptor Gerard van Opstal created a stir at the French court in Paris with his small-scale ivory reliefs in the Flemish Baroque style of Rubens. Here, this finds expression in the chubby bodies of the putti and the plump proportions of the pair of satyrs.

Artwork typesculpture
Object numberBK-NM-2934
Dimensionsheight 11.8 cm x width 31.5 cm x thickness 2 cm
Physical characteristicsivoor

Identification

Title(s)
- Bacchanal of Satyrs and Cupids
- Bacchanal of Satyrs and Putti
Object type
Object number
BK-NM-2934
Description
The Brussels sculptor Gerard van Opstal created a stir at the French court in Paris with his small-scale ivory reliefs in the Flemish Baroque style of Rubens. Here, this finds expression in the chubby bodies of the putti and the plump proportions of the pair of satyrs.
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
Burlington Fine Arts CLub (1923), pl. XLIX, nr. 195.

Creation

Creation
ivory carver: Gerard van Opstal (possibly)
Dating
c. 1640 - c. 1642
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Material and technique

Physcial description
ivoor
Material
Dimensions
height 11.8 cm x width 31.5 cm x thickness 2 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1876
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Jan Snellen (1711-1787), Rotterdam;{R.J.A. te Rijdt, `Een ``nieuw´´ portret van een ``nieuwe´´ verzamelaar van kunst en naturaliën: Jan Snellen geportretteerd door Aert Schouman in 1746´, _Oud Holland_ 111 (1997), pp. 22-53, esp. p. 35 and note 64.} by descent to his great-grandson Samuel Constant Snellen van Vollenhoven (1816-1880), The Hague; from whom acquired by the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague, 1876; transferred to the museum, 1885

Documentation

Burlington Fine Arts CLub (1923), pl. XLIX, nr. 195.

Persistent URL

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