David Pierre Giottino Humbert de Superville (1770-1849)
c. 1840 - c. 1849
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
4; 16; 18.9
About this artwork
Schenking van mevrouw S.E. Kneppelhout van Sterkenburg-Drabbe, Utrecht
Art Historical Context
This intimate portrait, titledDavid Pierre Giottinot de Superville (0-1849)* captures the likeness of a figure in Dutch art theory Painted by Jacobus Ludus Cornet around 1840-9, it depicts Humber de Superville, a draughtsman, painter and theorist whose groundbreaking ideas "outlines" and expression in art influenced generations His 1827 publicationEssai sur les signesconditionnels de l'art bridged classical and modern aesthetics, him a key intellectual in19th-century European art circles. Executed in on panel—a traditional medium favored for its durability and luminous—this small-scale work (...
About the Artist
Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet · 1815–1882
Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet (1815–1882) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and museum curator whose career bridged artistic practice and cultural preservation. Born in Leiden in 1815, Cornet devoted his life to documenting Dutch history and culture through his paintings and drawings while simultaneously working to preserve the nation's artistic heritage as head of Leiden's Prentenkabinet (Prints Cabin...