Albert Eckhout

Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises

957 achterzijde
957 ingelijst
957 voorzijde
957 voorzijde

Albert Eckhout
Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises

1640 Expuesto en Sala 8

One of the artists in Johan Maurits’s entourage was Albert Eckhout. Eckhout recorded the Brazilian people, flora and fauna in drawings and paintings. Like these two red-footed tortoises with their scaly heads, shells with geometric patterns and mouths full of sharp teeth. Eckhout painted them on paper.

The animals are grunting threateningly at each other, as the males do during the breeding season. But Eckhout made the animals more exciting than they actually are – tortoises do not in fact have teeth.

Detalles técnicos
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Albert Eckhout
Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises

1640 Expuesto en Sala 8

Acquired with the support of the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 1963
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Información general
Artista Albert Eckhout (Groningen c. 1610 - 1666 Groningen)
Título Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises
Fecha 1640
Nombre del objeto painting
Número de inventario 957
Expuesto en Sala 8
Material y detalles técnicos
Técnica tempera, gouache
Material paper on panel
Dimensiones 30.5 x 51 cm

Origen

Probably Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen; Jacques Goudstikker Gallery, Amsterdam (purchase and supposed sale in 1936; cat. 1936-1937, no. 42, as by Anonymous Master; Goudstikker number 3036, inventory of 1936); J.C.H. Heldring, Oosterbeek, 1942-1963 (probably purchased before 10 May 1940; cat. 1955, pp. 32-33, no. 18, as by Anonymous; sale London, Sotheby’s, 27 March 1963, lot 1); Edward Speelman Gallery, London, 1963 (bought at auction for S. Nijstad who worked in commission of the Mauritshuis); purchased by the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 1963; on long-term loan from the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, since 1963