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Description: | Despite the inscription 'Aelbert Cuyp' on the back of the panel, its attribution to this Dordrecht painter is unlikely as Cuyp was primarily a landscape and animal painter and this church interior does not fit within his oeuvre. The close-up view into the interior is reminiscent of the architectural works of Hendrick Cornelisz Van Vliet (1626-1675). Although the extremely thick and yellowed varnish makes the painting difficult to read, the work's slightly awkward handling of perspective and the simple painting style point more towards the little known artist Petrus Schotanus, a painter from Leeuwarden active in the 1660s, who worked in all genres, including church interiors. The interior itself has not been identified. | Subjects: | interior (church); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Schotanus, Petrus (Dutch painter, active 1663-1664) Æ Attributed to manner of Previously attributed to Cuyp, Aelbert (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1620-1691) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8514... | Go to resource |
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