Family Group near a Harpsichord by Cornelis Troost

Family Group near a Harpsichord 1739

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

painting painterly

portrait drawing

surrealist

portrait art

fine art portrait

digital portrait

"Family Group near a Harpsichord" is an oil painting by Cornelis Troost, a Dutch Golden Age artist, dating back to 1739. The painting depicts a family of six, including two young children and a dog, gathered around a harpsichord in an elegantly decorated room. The painting is currently on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and measures 94 cm in height and 82.5 cm in width. The painting is a prime example of Dutch Golden Age portraiture, with its focus on capturing the likeness and status of the sitters, and its detailed depiction of their surroundings.

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rijksmuseum over 1 year ago

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Troost was a master of the informal group portrait. It is as if everyone had momentarily stopped what he or she was doing to look up as the artist entered. The house is decorated in the style of the time: the stuccowork above the door has a scene from Classical antiquity and ancient statues fill the marble niches behind the harpsichord.