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The Reverse of a Framed Painting (in Danish: Bagsiden af et indrammet maleri) is a still life trompe-l'œil painting by Flemish painter Cornelius Norbertus Gysbrechts, made in 1670,[1] when the artist was working as the official painter of the Danish royal court. The painting is commonly considered a masterpiece of trompe-l'œil painting[2] for its deceptively sculptural representation of the back of a framed painting in a canvas.

The Reverse of a Framed Painting
Artist	Cornelius Norbertus Gysbrechts
Year	1670
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	66.4 cm × 87 cm (26.1 in × 34 in)
Location	Statens Museum for Kunst

The work has already been called as "the most radical meditation about painting as an object and as an image",[3] and is interpreted as an early example of conceptual art.[4]

History

The first bibliographic reference mentioning the existence of the painting was the inventory of 1 August 1674 of the Kunstkammer of the royal family of Denmark, during the reign of Christian V of Denmark, although it is believed that this was a commission of the former king, Frederick III of Denmark, since he had interest in collectionism[5] and, especially, in Flemish painting, which could have led him to hire Cornelius Gysbrechts for the position of royal court painter.

Technique

The original approach of the trompe-l'œil technique on the work, at the time, allowed the viewer to see it as an object of curiosity, suitable to be shown in a Kunstkammer, such as the intention of the painter. In order to reinforce its illusion, the painting was supposedly exhibited leaning on the entrance hall of the Royal Danish Kunstkammer,[6] suggesting the idea that the painting was just a frame, yet to be hung up. Even today, the painting is exhibited in this way at the Statens Museum for Kunst.

Bibliography

Hein, Jorgen e Peter Kristiansen. Rosenborg Castle: a guide to the Danish collection. Copenhagen: Rosenborg, 1999.

Schifferer, Sybille Ebert. Deceptions and Illusions: Five Centuries of Trompe L'Oeil Painting. London: Lund Humphries, 2003.

Anderberg, Brigitte [et al.]. SMK Highlights: Statens Museum for Kunst. Copenhagen: Statens Museum for Kunst, 2008.

References

На других языках

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[de] Rückseite eines Gemäldes

Rückseite eines Gemäldes (Rugzijde van een schilderij) ist der Titel eines Ölgemäldes des niederländischen Malers Cornelis Gijsbrechts. Das nicht gerahmte Gemälde ist ein Trompe-l’œil und stellt die Rückseite eines Gemäldes inklusive hölzernem Bildrahmen dar. Entstanden ist es 1670, aufbewahrt wird es im Kunstmuseum Kopenhagen.

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- [en] The Reverse of a Framed Painting

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[fr] Trompe-l'œil : Dos d'un tableau

Trompe-l'œil : Dos d'un tableau (Rugzijde van een schilderij) est une peinture de l'artiste néerlandais Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts, peint entre 1668 et 1672.

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