Jan Frans Verhas specialised in portraits of wealthy middle class children. Although in most cases the composition is carefully considered and quite classical, one is struck by his lively depiction of children at play. In this work, The Master Painter shows a small boy in great concentration making his first marks with a brush under the tender and encouraging gaze of his brother and sisters. The children’s natural poses enhance the relaxed feel one finds in a snapshot. The warm colours, the decorative background and the opulent furnishings accentuate the middle-class atmosphere.
| Artist |
Jan Verhas
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| Title | The Master Painter |
| Date | 1877 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year left of centre: Jan Verhas 1877. |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1877-F |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
salon Ghent 1877 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1877-F |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/204/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300139140 genre pictures AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
22C5
reflection (light in general)
Iconclass
25G4 plants and herbs Iconclass 25G41 flowers Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D1121 tot, toddler ~ the ages of man Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A721 chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass 41B311 chandelier, candelabrum Iconclass 42G2221 brothers (second degree family relationships) Iconclass 42G2222 sisters (second degree family relationships) Iconclass 43C54 dominoes Iconclass 43C78 (playing with) toys Iconclass 48A95 children's art Iconclass 48C5142 picture within picture Iconclass 48C515 tools, implements of painter Iconclass 48C5153 brushes ~ implements of painter Iconclass 48C524 drawing, sketch Iconclass 54A1 Activity Iconclass 56B1 Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy; 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto' (Ripa) Iconclass 56B2 Happiness, Felicity Iconclass |
| School / Style |
realism (artistic form of expression)
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Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
| L' illustration belge : journal hebdomadaire / Charles Rozez, Adolphe Mertens. - Brussel : Charles Rozez, 1880-1881 (p. 108) |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 147) |
| De Dendermondse schilderschool : Een kunsthistorische benadering / Jean-Pierre De Bruyn. - Dendermonde : Ronde Tafel 57, 1982 (p. 49 (ill. 56)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 85) |
| Kindercatalogus Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Helke Lauwaert, Petja Gekiere, Celesta Daniëls, Karen Van Gulik. - Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 1998 |
| De Dendermondse School doorheen twee eeuwen Kunstacademie 1800-2000 / Jean-Pierre De Bruyn, Aimé Stroobants, Brigitte Rosseels, Nadine Vande Kerckhove, Marie Decoodt. - Dendermonde : Ronde Tafel 57, 2000 (p. 110 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 338-339 (ill.)) |
| Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : een keuze uit de mooiste werken / Patrick De Rynck. - Gent : Ludion, 2007 (p. 69 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
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