The Architect, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1919

Identification

Title(s)

The Architect

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-4746

Inscriptions / marks

signature and date: ‘[monogram] 19’

Description

De bouwmeester. Een staande man, ten halven lijve, in de rechterhand een passer, in de linkerhand een schaalmodel van een gebouw. Soms geïnterpreteerd als Iram, de architect van de tempel van Salomo. Schets voor het schilderij in het Gemeentemuseum van Den Haag.

Creation

Artist

painter: Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1919

Material and Technique

Material

Measurements

height 70.1 cm × width 60.4 cm × thickness 4 mm

Subject

What

'Architectura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ architecture; 'Architettura' (Ripa)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

R. Roland Holst Bequest

Acquisition

bequest 31-Dec-1938

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Collection of the artist; by whom bequeathed, with XX other objects, to the Dutch State, 1938;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1979

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.

Relations

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam: a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, p. 81

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5298

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