Quirijn van Briemen (1693-1774)

A chimney piece: an Allegory of Autumn; Putti at a Bacchanal in a landscape - a feigned bas relief en grisaille

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Quirijn van Briemen (1693-1774)
A chimney piece: an Allegory of Autumn; Putti at a Bacchanal in a landscape - a feigned bas relief en grisaille
signed and dated lower centre: Quirijn Van Brieme/1763
oil on shaped canvas
156.5 x 95 cm
in a North European gilt composition Rococo arched frame, with rocaille cartouche to the arched top, mounted by rocaille work, the corners with Rococo shapes and scrolling foliage, flanked by flower-heads garlands twisting around the sides, the support with scrolling foliage and a stylised scallop shell

拍品专文

For information on the artist, who is mostly known for his room decorations in 18th century Leyden mansions, see A.G. van der Steur, "De Warmondse Kunstschilder Quirinus van Briemen (Leiden 1693-Warmond 1774)" in Holland, V, 1973, pp.1-10. A comparable chimney piece, signed and dated 1750, removed from Breestraat 22, Leyden, is in the Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal.