• MENU
logo logo white logo sticky

Burlington Contemporary is the Burlington Magazine’s free online platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.

Want to continue reading? Get 1 month digital access for only .

Subscribe now
By using this website you agree to our Cookie policy
  • MENU
logo logo white logo sticky

Search

content
A TO Z
clear all
1 articles
Article
A reverse-glass painting by Gerhard Janssen in the Valtice Palace
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 675–9
Buy / subscribe
related names
Author:
Macurová, Zuzana (Macurová, Zuzana)
Author:
Míchalová, Zdeňka (Míchalová, Zdeňka)
Subjects
artists:
Janssen, Gerhard / Vliet, Jan Gillisz van (c. 1610- c 1635) / Rembrandt van Rijn
buildings:
Valtice Palace, Valtice, Czech Republic
collectors and dealers:
Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, 1611-1684
dates:
1660-1719
subjects:
Verre églomisé / Reverse glass painting / Dutch art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The inscription on the panel on the reverse of Fig.3.
Attributed works:
2. Detail of Fig.3, showing the fragment of Gerhard Janssen’s monogram.
Attributed works:
3. The baptism of the eunuch, here attributed to Gerhard Janssen. 1677. Pigment and gold leaf on glass, 56 by 52 cm. (Valtice Palace, National Heritage Institute; photograph Martin Kučera).
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.3, showing St Philip and the eunuch.
Attributed works:
5. The baptism of the eunuch, by Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, after Rembrandt. 1631. Engraving, 59.2 by 49.1 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Fig.3, showing the man on horseback.
Attributed works:
7. Gerhardt Janssen, by Ulrich Daniel Metzger. 1725. Pigment and gold leaf on glass, 13.5 by 10.7 cm. (Vitromusée, Romont)