Caspar Netscher

A Boy Blowings Bubbles

L120.jpg
L120.jpg
L120.jpg

Caspar Netscher
A Boy Blowings Bubbles

On view in Room 11

Caspar Netscher was a master at depicting fabrics and materials. He painted all the frills, ribbons, feathers and curls in great details. The shiny soap bubbles in this little painting are remarkable.

A child blowing bubbles symbolised the transience of life. Soon, our lives will burst like a bubble. This message is made even more painful by the fact that the child in the painting is such a lively little chap.

Technical details
L120.jpg

Caspar Netscher
A Boy Blowings Bubbles

On view in Room 11

On loan from Rob Vellekoop, since 2011
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Details

General information
Caspar Netscher (Prague 1635/1636 - 1684 The Hague)
A Boy Blowings Bubbles
painting
L120
Room 11
Material and technical details
oil
panel
11.2 x 8.4 cm
Inscriptions
lower centre: [Netsch]er 1670
alleen de laatste twee letters van de signatuur zijn leesbaar

Provenance

In bruikleen van Rob Vellekoop, sinds 2011