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Sentimental Conversation

early 1660s
Not on view
In the 1660s Brekelenkam departed from his more familiar themes of humble tradesmen and housewives in favor of fashionable subjects inspired by Gabriël Metsu and Pieter de Hooch. In this charming scene of courtship the landscape in the background reminded contemporary viewers that love can be a rocky road.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sentimental Conversation
  • Artist: Quirijn van Brekelenkam (Dutch, Zwammerdam (?), after 1622–ca. 1669 Leiden)
  • Date: early 1660s
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (41.3 x 35.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
  • Object Number: 32.100.19
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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