Allegory of the Five Senses
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Allegory |
Date | 1617-1618 |
Dimensions | 61.5 x 100.2 cm |
Support | Panel |
Medium | Oil |
Signature | V BALEN |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #538 Ertz 1979, #334 |
Accession numbers | Private Collection, London |
Tags | Senses, Animals, Van Balen, Putti, Landscape, Mythological, Flowers, Fruit |
Probably painted around the time Jan did his two major series of senses pictures, perhaps slightly earlier.