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Boy with Parrots and Monkeys
Collecting the world around them was important to princes and noblemen in seventeenth century Europe. Plants, animals, and even people from distant continents were placed in their palaces as examples of God’s remarkable creation. Here the Swedish court painter has painted a portrait of a young African man surrounded by exotic animals. The man is depicted at the intersection of two worlds: together…
Creator
Type of item
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Visual arts
Creator
Type of item
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Visual arts
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1670
- 1670
Provenance
- Omföring 1888 från Gripsholmssamlingen, nr 800 (i äldre tid säkerligen på Drottningholm)
Identifier
- NM 1407
- 18410
Extent
- Mått 144 x 120 cm
Format
- Oil on canvas
- Oil painting
Year
- 1670
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:07.640Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:38.231Z