# The Art Gallery of Josephus Augustinus Brentano

- By: Adriaan de Lelie (Tilburg, 1755–1820)
- Date: c. 1790 - c. 1799
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 64.3 cm x width 84.3 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4122--1efd4301045d5606b0a90bc6dfa79e8b)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/6d84b0483c6a6ddf62789972b123f30f.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The art collector Brentano had the picture gallery in his Amsterdam canal house decorated in a classical style. The bright colours, fanciful ornaments, and light-coloured figural friezes were inspired by the then recent excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii in Italy. A company of men, women, and children has gathered to admire Brentano’s new acquisitions. Near the easel at the right is a group of artist friends, while in the middle Brentano himself shows two other guests an Italian painting.