Interior of a Peasant Hut, Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp, c. 1645 - 1652

Identification

Title(s)

Interior of a Peasant Hut

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3297

Inscriptions / marks

signature, lower right, on the stool: ‘B cuyp’

Description

Interieur van een herberg met links een man met een kruik en glas, rechts steekt een man zijn pijp aan. Tussen hen speelt een man op zijn viool, rechts enkele figueren bij de haard.

Creation

Artist

painter: Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp (mentioned on object)

Dating

c. 1645 - 1652

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 51.5 cm × width 67 cm
outer size: depth 5.5 cm (support incl. frame)

Subject

What

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of Mr and Mrs Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch

Acquisition

gift Mar-1940

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection Dominicus Antonius Josephus Kessler (1855-1939) and Mrs A.C.M.H. Kessler-Hülsmann (1868-1947), Kapelle op den Bosch, near Mechelen;{Note RMA.} donated by Mrs A.C.M.H. Kessler-Hülsmann to the museum, with 83 other objects, 1940

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

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.

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 185

Persistent URL

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