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The Old Castle
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Old Castle

Description

People go around their daily lives on the grounds of an abandoned medieval castle, the ruins of which might well cause reflection on the passage of time and changes of fortune. The painter/biographer Arnold Houbraken (1660 – 1719) noted of Murrant’s paintings that "one could count the bricks in the masonry."

Dimensions

15 5/8 x 21 7/8 in. (39.7 x 55.6 cm)

Movement / Period

Classical Art

Accession No

29cab819-1740-4f0b-9e59-7d1cd9ca8447

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Emanuel Murant

Classical Art • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries