Interior with a Company, Bartholomeus van Bassen, Esaias van de Velde, c. 1622 - c. 1624

Interior with a Company, Bartholomeus van Bassen, Esaias van de Velde, c. 1622 - c. 1624

oil on panel, h 71cm × w 101.2cm Catalogue entry

Van Bassen painted the interior, and his colleague Van de Velde the figures. The composition represents an elegant company in a grand, stylish residence with paintings on the walls, decorated cabinets, a monumental chimneypiece and an elaborate wooden coffered ceiling. The decorations were inspired by designs by the architect Hans Vredeman de Vries. This interior never actually existed – it is an idealized image.

On display in room 2.4

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