Gerard_van_Kuijl_-_Quintus_Sertorius_and_the_horse_tail_1638.jpg
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Summary
Gerard van der Kuijl : Quintus Sertorius and the horse tail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q5550220
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Title |
Quintus Sertorius and the horse tail
title QS:P1476,nl:"Sertorius toont dat met slimheid en volharding meer bereikt kan worden dan met bruut geweld
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label QS:Lnl,"Sertorius toont dat met slimheid en volharding meer bereikt kan worden dan met bruut geweld
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label QS:Len,"Quintus Sertorius and the horse tail"
label QS:Lde,"Quintus Sertorius und der Pferdeschwanz"
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | history painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Allegorical representation of good government showing "perseverance over violence". This is the story of Quintus Sertorius: You can better pull out a horse's tail hair by hair than all at once. The scene is somewhat reminiscent of a bullfight.
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Date |
1638
date QS:P571,+1638-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 167 cm (65.7 in)
; width: 238 cm (93.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+167U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+238U174728
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Collection |
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Current location |
Stadhuis Gorinchem, Gorinchem
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References | RKDimages ID : 1267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Gouden Eeuw website |
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