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Piety

Cornelis Kruseman

1823

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 153cm × w 122.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

devotion, piety; 'Divotione' (Ripa); aids for prayer, e.g. rosary; (public) prayer

Production Place

Rome

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1824

Notes

olieverf op doek

Collection Type

paintings

About Cornelis Kruseman

1797–1857 • Kingdom of the Netherlands

Portrait painter who also did Italianate folk scenes, history paintings, and biblical scenes. He painted in a highly finished monumental academic style. The notes he made on his first trip to Italy were published. Comment on works: history; genre; portrait