Landschaft mit der Allegorie der fünf Sinne

Landscape with an Allegory of the Five Senses, 1624

ArtistAbraham Govaerts, Antwerpen 1589–1626 Antwerpen

ArtistAmbrosius Francken II (?), Antwerpen 1590–1632 Antwerpen

Oil on oak

Dimensions without frame73 × 105 cm

Dimensions with frame94 × 125 × 8 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThe five senses embodied by female figures – smell, taste, touch, hearing and sight – sit at a table in the forest. The painter has also echoed these senses in the landscape: magnificent flowers exude fragrances; a small monkey tastes fruits. The music of the lute player is accompanied by the birds, one of which pecks a woman’s hand in an allusion to the sense of touch. The sense of sight, however, is represented by the viewers of the painting themselves. Abraham Govaerts was potentially assisted with these figures by Ambrosius Francken II. Such collaboration between specialists was common at the time.

AccessionAcquisition 1935

Provenance[...]; 19./20.6.1924 Auktion W. Cornwallis, Brüssel, Kat.-Nr. 48; [...]; 16.6.1931 Galerie Fievez, Brüssel, Kat. Nr. 66; o.D. Sammlung M. G. Nauwelaerts, Brüssel; [...];spät. 7.7.1933 Sammlung August Schubert, Mönchengladbach; 1935 angekauft von August Schubert

Inventory numberM 38

Dutch and Flemish Painting

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