Trompe l'oeil with Palettes and Miniature
The Met
Artist: Jean François de Le Motte(French, born before 1635–died in or after 1685)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 46 7/8 x 36 1/8 in. (119.1 x 91.8 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A trompe l'oeil painting of a wooden wall, an artist's palette, tools, and framed artworks
Detailed Description
A trompe l'oeil painting depicts a light brown wooden wall with a shelf, adorned with various art-related objects. The wall is composed of vertical planks, showing distinct wood grain and several dark nail heads. In the upper left, a dark brown artist's palette hangs, displaying dabs of white, yellow, red, and dark blue paint. Below it, a dark metal compass hangs vertically. To the right of the compass, a small oval portrait in a dark frame shows a man with a mustache and goatee, wearing a dark tunic with a white collar. In the upper right, a small, rectangular black-and-white print is tacked to the wall, depicting two figures in a room, one kneeling and one seated. Below the center, a larger, rectangular painting is partially covered by a piece of light brown fabric, appearing to be tacked to the wall. The visible part of this painting shows two figures in dark robes, one kneeling and one seated, in a dimly lit, reddish-brown interior. A light wooden shelf extends horizontally across the lower portion of the image. On the shelf, a dark brown artist's palette rests, covered with various paint colors. Several dark paintbrushes and a palette knife lie beside it. To the right, a small, dark rectangular box with an open lid contains a quill or brush. A crumpled piece of white cloth is also on the shelf.
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