Prince of Persia

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Amsterdamn

Question that in paintings in houses they could simply be the paintings on the wall and not symbolic.

Quirjin Van Brekelenkam

Interior of a voorhuis with a trailers she

1661

Room type, position in the house, use, decoration and other features.

Tendency to have long and narrow tall houses- land was at a premium but you still had space.

A and H (the front room) Where paintings would be displayed.

Everyone even the poor would have owned paintings and displayed them, seen by accounts.

Nicoleaes de Gysealar Interior with Figures

-Elements of imaginary even if the things that make up the painting are real there’s always the possibility of scope for invention of fantasy.

Adrian Van Ostafe Portrait of a family 1654 Louver- Figures are shown in the main room of the building (bed and hearth)

-Shows what a family of that type might have owned as well as how they would be displayed.

Pieter de Hooch Portrait of a family making music. 1663 Cleveland Museum of Art

-Main room is also a principal display place, where they play musical like the the painting.

Don’t show portraits of wives and daughters too much as it could lead to their ruin.

Pieter de Hoch A woman drinking with two men.

-People not having anything that was unnessorary. Liked to keep the main area clear, tables up against the wall and furniture moved. Made it easier to sweep the floor and keep i clean.

Painting in a painting - opportunity for artists to show off their skills. Family, still life, production of church interiors in his painting. Emmanuel de witte, family in an interior.

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