A descriptive catalogue of the pictures in the Fitzwilliam museum, comp largely from materials supplied by Sidney Colvin .. . The worship of the Golden Calf. A spacious open land-scape ; in the foreground a table covered with a white cloth and ladenwith meat and fruits, at which sit three couples of men and womencarousing, scantily draped in gaily coloured garments; to 1. a servantbrings a gold jar of wine, other jars on the ground before little farther off to 1. another group of revellers at a round table,behind and a little above the first, another group and on higherground, still fur
A descriptive catalogue of the pictures in the Fitzwilliam museum, comp largely from materials supplied by Sidney Colvin .. . The worship of the Golden Calf. A spacious open land-scape ; in the foreground a table covered with a white cloth and ladenwith meat and fruits, at which sit three couples of men and womencarousing, scantily draped in gaily coloured garments; to 1. a servantbrings a gold jar of wine, other jars on the ground before little farther off to 1. another group of revellers at a round table,behind and a little above the first, another group and on higherground, still further off, more revellers at a table. To 1. of these,maidens dancing round a golden calf which is raised on a tall the r., the picture is shut in by thick trees, on 1. by steep greencliffs. In centre, an open view over green country to low hills. Atthe foot of the cliff stands Moses with the Tables of the Law on theground before him, and another figure. Signed r. lower corner ** MmcK /n erf Panel, i 10J by 2 8J. VanSittart. * This prefix D° occurs frequently in the pictures signed Frans Francken. Its meaning. S5S
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubject, booksubjectpainting
