Christelijke allegorie met twee kinderen met een kruis en een kelk
1650 - 1699
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
85.6; 123.1; 2; 114; 9.8; 76
About this artwork
height 123.1 cm x width 85.6 cm x depth 9.8 cm
Art Historical Context
This enigmatic *Christelijke allegorie met twee kinderen met een kru en een kelk* (Christian Allegory with Two Children Holding a Cross and a Chal), created anonymously between 1650 and 1699, is a poignant oil-on-canvas painting measuring 114 cm high by 76 cm wide. Housed in the Rijksmuseum, it captures a tender moment of faith through two children—one bearing a cross symbolizing Christ's sacrifice, the other a chalice evoking the and the blood of redemption. Rendered in the rich, luminous style typical of 17th-century Dutch religious art, the work employs oil's versatility for subtle glazes a...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...