Cabinet sur base

Attributed to Jan van Mekeren Dutch

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 551

Ce cabinet est le meuble le plus petit mais aussi le plus pictural de ceux qui sont actuellement attribués à l’ébéniste Jan van Mekeren, spécialiste de marqueteries luxueuses et fournisseur de l’élite amstellodamoise. Posé sur un piètement ouvert, le cabinet a la simple forme d’une boîte, mais est embelli de gros bouquets de fleurs au rendu exquis. Grâce à l’usage avisé d’un bois jaune clair comme l’épine-vinette pour les jonquilles, entre autres, et aux rehauts de teintures naturelles (quoique peu durables) sur le bois de houx presque blanc, Van Mekeren a obtenu une riche palette naturaliste qui fait écho à celle des natures mortes contemporaines.

Cabinet on stand, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam), Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam

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Cabinet on stand, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam), Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Cabinet on stand, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam), Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Cabinet on stand, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam), Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Cabinet on stand, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam), Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Cabinet on stand, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam), Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Cabinet on stand, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam), Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Cabinet on stand, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch, Tiel ca. 1658–1733 Amsterdam), Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam

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