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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The signature on this painting is that of the nineteenth-century German painter Johann Michael Mettenleiter. The scene is a pastiche made in imitation of the sort of seventeenth-century Dutch interior scenes which were popularised by Gerard Terborch and Gabriel Metsu. In the Dutch originals the relationship between the figures remains ambiguous, whereas Mettenleiter's interpretation of the genre emphasises the romantic, more than musical, nature of their interests. The title Les Adieux emphasises this gallant element and indicates that the painting may have been made or exhibited in France. | Subjects: | everyday life (lovers) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Mettenleiter, Johann Michael (German artist, 1765-1853) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9033... | Go to resource |
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