This painting, one of the key works of Ter Borch’s maturity, probably dates from about 1660–62. Though it was painted when the artist lived in Deventer, the luxurious interior and elegantly attired figures evoke the cosmopolitan milieu of Amsterdam
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Tughra of Sultan Süleyman the MagnificentThe Ottoman Turkish sultans controlled one of the most efficient, well-organized, and effective governmental bureaucracies of early modern times; at the apex of this governmental structure was the Ottoman Imperial Chancery, which created, copied, and recorded all official governmental orders or decrees, known as firman, as well as treaties and official correspondence
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Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right, in white paint): F. LÉGER / 17–18; signed and dated (verso, upper left, in black paint): F. LÉGER / 17–18; titled (upper left): LE TYPOGRAPHE [subsequently painted over with white paint and re-titled]: COMPOSITION
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Inscription: Signed and dated (verso, left, in black paint): Juan Gris / ceret 10-13 [now concealed by relining; visible in infrared transmitted light; signature reproduced on relining]
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1960, excavated under the direction of Robert H. Dyson Jr. on behalf of the Hasanlu Project sponsored by the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, the Archaeological Service of Iran, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art; acquired by the Museum in 1961, as a result of its financial contribution to the excavations
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A traveling troupe of commedia dell’arte actors entertains a party of Venetians enjoying a summer holiday on the mainland. Such performances often ended with a minuet, depicted here. The dancing couple may be the lovers Lelio and Isabella (sometimes called by other names), the only actors in the troupe who did not wear masks
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