A Hermit Praying in a Ruin, Jan Adriaensz. van Staveren, 1650 - 1668

Identification

Title(s)

A Hermit Praying in a Ruin

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-381

Inscriptions / marks

signature: ‘JAStaveren’

Description

Een biddende kluizenaar in een ruïne. Een oude man zit met gevouwen handen en een boek op schoot op de grond onder een dorre boom.

Creation

Artist

painter: Jan Adriaensz. van Staveren

Dating

1650 - 1668

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 33 cm × width 27 cm
depth 6.2 cm

Subject

What

anchorite, hermit

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1808

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; purchased by Het Nationale Museum, The Hague, 1808;{Note RMA.} from which to the museum, 1950

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 : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 85
Leidse fijnschilders : van Gerrit Dou tot Frans van Mieris de Jonge, 1630-1760, Marlies Enklaar, Paul Nieuwenhuizen, Eric Jan Sluijter, cat.nr. 77

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.6781

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