Catherina Bolnes hid this painting after its artist's death to prevent its seizure by creditors. The top of this painting depicts a chandelier with no candles that contains a double-headed eagle. In the background of this painting, a table holds a large mask lies, which some critics interpret as a death mask for the Hapsburg dynasty. This painting's background features a map with a rip in its center depicting the provinces of the Netherlands. One figure in this painting is depicted in an anachronistic black doublet with slits across its back and holds a maulstick in his right hand; the other figure is dressed in blue, holds a book and a trumpet, and wears a laurel wreath, possibly to represent the muse of history, Clio. For 10 points, name this allegory depicting a
Catherina Bolnes hid this painting after its artist's death to prevent its seizure by creditors. The top of this painting depicts a chandelier with no candles that contains a double-headed eagle. In the background of this painting, a table holds a large mask lies, which some critics interpret as a death mask for the Hapsburg dynasty. This painting's background features a map with a rip in its center depicting the provinces of the Netherlands. One figure in this painting is depicted in an anachronistic black doublet with slits across its back and holds a maulstick in his right hand; the other figure is dressed in blue, holds a book and a trumpet, and wears a laurel wreath, possibly to represent the muse of history, Clio. For 10 points, name this allegory depicting an artist at work, a picture by Jan Vermeer.
Catherina Bolnes hid this painting after its artist's death to prevent its seizure by creditors.
The Art of Painting [or The Allegory of Painting; or The Painter in His Studio; or Die Malkunst]