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A Cabinet with Objects of Art
Georg Hainz (German, 1630–1688)
1665-1667
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- height 83.5 cm, width 61 cm, height 92.8 cm, width 69.9 cm
- Culture
- German
- Museum
- SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark: SMK waives its rights in this photograph, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
View at the SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
About this work
This painting addresses the Kunstkammer cabinet as a concept, offering a glimpse into an open cabinet filled with completely realistic depictions of precious collectibles such as crystal glasses, an ivory goblet, coral jewellery and miniatures. Nature’s own marvels are also represented here in the form of pearls and a snail-like nautilus shell. Georg Hainz specialised in painting such trompe l'oeil cabinets. The visual illusionism of Georg Hainz's not only resides in its perfect realism, but also in the fact that the sides of the cabinet coincide with the picture frame, giving the impression that we stand before a real cabinet.
