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The Painter in Love
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The painter Eduard declares his love to Leonoor, whose portrait he has painted. At the door stands Leonoor's jealous husband Don Pedro, who is being kept busy by the painter's servant. Above the door hangs a painting depicting Alexander, who gives the painter Apelles his mistress Campaspe as a gift. Scene from the second act of the play De schilder door liefde, by Molière.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe schilder door liefde. 1761. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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