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A peepshow with views of the interior of a Dutch house

Samuel van Hoogstraten, c. 1655–1660

National Gallery, London
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The interior is painted with a dioramic representation of the interior of the home of a wealthy Dutch citizen of the 17th century, seen in perspective from two small eye-holes, one at each end. The cabinet is painted on the floor, the ceiling and three sides, the fourth side being filled with a glass front to diffuse the light. The outside of the cabinet is painted with allegorical figures and a picture of the artist sketching.

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Title of artwork, date

A peepshow with views of the interior of a Dutch house, c. 1655–1660

Date supported

1923

Medium and material

Wood

Dimensions

58 x 81 x 58 cm

Gifted by

Sir Robert & Lady Witt

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