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The Old Castle

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People go around their daily lives on the grounds of an abandoned medieval castle, the ruins of which might well cause reflection on the passage of time and changes of fortune. The painter/biographer Arnold Houbraken (1660 – 1719) noted of Murrant’s paintings that "one could count the bricks in the masonry."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Old Castle
  • Artist: Emanuel Murant (Dutch, Amsterdam 1622–1700 Leeuwarden)
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 15 5/8 x 21 7/8 in. (39.7 x 55.6 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.95.260
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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