The Arrival of the Muses of Art at Architecture
Jan Toorop
1890
Medium
Pen and brown ink and colored crayons on cream wove paper (discolored to buff), pieced
Dimensions
20.6 × 24.8 cm (8 1/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
prints and drawing
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
198859
About the Artist
Jan Toorop
Johannes Theodorus 'Jan' Toorop (1858–1928) was one of the most influential Dutch artists at the turn of the twentieth century, whose distinctive Symbolist style and flowing Art Nouveau lines left an indelible mark on European art. Born on December 20, 1858, in Purworejo on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia), Toorop brought a unique synthesis of Eastern and Western...