Author(s):
attributed to borch, gérard ter (zwolle, in 1617 - deventer, in 1681), painter
other titles:
the bride (old (obsolete) title), the visit (old (obsolete) title), familiar scene (old (obsolete) title)
date of production: between 1652 and 1654
dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 17th century
type(s) of object(s): painting
name(s): table
materials and techniques: oil paint, canvas (material)
dimensions - artwork:
height: 79. 5cm
width: 70cm
dimensions - frame:
height: 101. 7cm
width: 92. 87 cm
thickness: 7cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
monogram = number - monogram on the bar of the chair, left: "gt"
iconographic description:
two men and two women are in a dutch bourgeois interior. On the left, a woman seated in profile looks calmly at a long-haired officer who presents her with a cup filled with wine that a young man behind them has just poured. The woman wears a velvet coat trimmed with fur, earrings and a small headdress held in place by a bun. His hands are placed on his knees. A young woman wearing a white satin dress, also in profile, stands next to them. The decor is reduced to the essentials: a closed bed, a table on which a few precious objects are placed, a mirror and a trunk. A similar sobriety is noted in the colors, where blacks and whites predominate. Historical commentary:
various interpretations have been given to this painting which, as the current title indicates, is an engagement scene. As the groom raises his glass towards the chaperone, the bride in a white satin dress stands beside him. The characters who served as models were identified from other works by ter borch. These would be members of the artist's family, his younger brother moses ter borch, in the role of the servant and the painter's wife in that of one of the women. Themes / subjects / places represented:
genre scene, domestic interior, woman, man, wine, mirror, bed
mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: dutuit, auguste and eugène
date of acquisition: 1902
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
inventory number: pdut931
exposed:
petit palais ground floor room 26. Date: between 1652 and 1654.
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