Willem de Poorter

Allegory of Colonial Power



Willem de Poorter - Allegory of Colonial Power



Willem de Poorter
Allegory of Colonial Power
1638
71 x 83.5 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right: WDPoort... ƒ 1638
Private collection, on long-term loan to the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest


Exhibitions

2014 Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age, Nr. 13

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Polgár Gallery, Budapest, 26 May 2004, nr. 83
anonymous sale, Kieselbach Gallery, Budapest, 16 December 2005, nr. 156
private collection, Hungary, on loan to the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest since 2006
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Other works by Willem de Poorter


Willem de Poorter Christ and the Adulteress
Christ and the Adulteress

Willem de Poorter Haman with Esther and Ahasuerues
Haman with Esther and Ahasuerues
c. 1633-34

Willem de Poorter Odysseus and Athena hiding the Trojan loot in a cave near Ithaca
Odysseus and Athena hiding the Trojan loot in a cave near Ithaca

Willem de Poorter Salomo's idolatry
Salomo's idolatry

Willem de Poorter Croesus showing his riches to Solon
Croesus showing his riches to Solon