The Art Gallery of Josephus Augustinus Brentano

• The Art Gallery of Josephus Augustinus Brentano (1752-1821) in his House on the Herengracht, Amsterdam
• The Art Gallery of Josephus Augustinus Brentano

The Art Gallery of Josephus Augustinus Brentano (1752-1821) in his House on the Herengracht, Amsterdam

SK-A-4122

The art collector Brentano had the picture gallery in his Amsterdam canal house decorated in a classical style. The bright colours, fanciful ornaments, and light-coloured figural friezes were inspired by the then recent excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii in Italy. A company of men, women, and children has gathered to admire Brentano’s new acquisitions. Near the easel at the right is a group of artist friends, while in the middle Brentano himself shows two other guests an Italian painting.

painter: Adriaan de Lelie, Netherlands

c. 1790 - c. 1799

olieverf op paneel

height 64.3 cm x width 84.3 cm

purchase 1966

Public domain

…; by descent from Josephus Augustinus Brentano (1753-1821), Amsterdam, to his niece, Maria Catharina Carli, née Brentano (1745-?)….;{Note RKD.}…; collection Theresia Marcella Maria van Achtienhoven (1795-1845), Amsterdam;{Note RKD.} ? by descent to her great-grandson, Felix Josef Marie van Waijenburg (1913-?), Eindhoven; from whom, fl. 15,000, through the mediation of Mr W.J. Feltman, to the museum, 1966

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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