Man holding a carnation to a woman's nose: an allegory of the sense of smell, Nicolaes Maes, circa 1660
Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: circa 1660. Dimensions: height: 59 cm (23.2 in); width: 62 cm (24.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Nicolaes Maes - Man holding a carnation to a woman's nose an allegory of the sense of smell