A Trompe l'oeilan engraving of a head of a young man hanging on a wooden partition

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Willem van Nijmegen (1636-1698)
A Trompe l'oeilan engraving of a head of a young man hanging on a wooden partition
signed and dated Willem van Nymegen pinxit. A.1680. lower centre and inscribed Alter Parasius./Bedroog penceel en Olijverf veel ogen/Dees Schilderkunst heeft schilders zelfs bedrogen. I Vollenhoven in the border of the print
oil on canvas, unframed
43.8 x 35.9 cm

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The buyer's premium is 28.125% of the hammer price up to value of NLG 200,000 plus 19.2% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000

Lot Essay

Sold with a certificate of Dr.W. Bernt dated 27 May 1973.

The inscription Alter Parasius ( = the other Parasius ) refers to the contest between the painters Zeuxis and Parasius as accounted by Pliny. Parasius, who had painted a picture of a painting, partially covered by a drapery,won the contest of being the best painter before Zeuxis, as he had been able to deceive mankind, while Zeuxis by painting a bunch of grapes had only deceived birds.

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