Supporting museums Art we've helped buy The Five Senses
The Five Senses The Five Senses

© Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum


The Five Senses

Gerard de Lairesse

Art Funded
2001
Dimensions
140 x 183 cm
Vendor
Private collection
The five senses are represented by the five main figures who are engaged in an activity associated with that sense.

Set against a classical architectural backdrop.

Provenance

By family descent to Richard d'Orville Pilkington Jackson.

Oil on canvas

Share


Art we’ve helped buy at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

In the Orchard
 Acquired 2012
Writing desk
 Acquired 2002
War sword
 Acquired 1990
Vale of Cheddar & Scene in Cumberland
 Acquired 1910
The Reapers
 Acquired 1985
The Last of the Clan
 Acquired 1980
The Holland Cabinet
 Acquired 1994
The Five Senses
 Acquired 2001
The Domino clock
 Acquired 1994
The Dancers
 Acquired 1977
The Coronation of the Virgin
 Acquired 2002
Tea kettle, stand & lamp
 Acquired 1990
Stirling Station
 Acquired 2008
Silver quaich
 Acquired 1984
Shepherd
 Acquired 2001
Self Portrait 1
 Acquired 2006
Reinforcing breastplate (plackard)
 Acquired 2004
Punjab
 Acquired 1992
Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone
 Acquired 1950
Portrait of Alexander Reid
 Acquired 1974
Pistol
 Acquired 1978
Panel
 Acquired 1931
Pair of George II settees
 Acquired 1977
O ye, all ye that walk in Willowwood
 Acquired 2001
Music
 Acquired 2011
Menu card design for Miss Cranston's The Red Lion Café
 Acquired 2006
Maiolica dish
 Acquired 1990
Maesta della Volte, Perugia
 Acquired 1933
Kettle
 Acquired 2011
Kashmir Court Dress
 Acquired 1950
Green Sawfish Ghost Net Sculpture
 Acquired 2016
Glass wall from 'Spaghetti Alle Vongole Twice'
 Acquired 2006
Full-length portrait of a young lady
 Acquired 1960
Four preserve dishes
 Acquired 1977
Flintlock long gun
 Acquired 2012
Crucifixion VII
 Acquired 1991
Cornucopia
 Acquired 1992
Communion cup
 Acquired 1973
Collection of works
 Acquired 2004
Collection of Glass
 Acquired 2003
Collection of Etchings
 Acquired 1939
Collection of drawings
 Acquired 1949
Charity, 1898
 Acquired 1988
Cabinet
 Acquired 2009
A Woodland Landscape
 Acquired 1934
A Venetian engraved latticino plate
 Acquired 1980
Back to top
Your privacy

Art Fund aims to improve the services we offer. Cookies and similar technologies allow us to better understand your needs and improve your experience on our website.

To find out more, read our cookie policy or to manage your settings click here.

  • Type of browser and its settings
  • Cookie information
  • The IP address from which the device accesses a client’s website or mobile application
  • Information about the geographic location of the device when it accesses a website or mobile application

  • Remember your login details and store your preferences
  • Create a better, more personalised experience
  • Help us understand how people interact with our website and how this could be improved
  • Make our advertising and communications efforts more efficient with measurement and targeting