A Cabinet with Objects of Art
1650
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1650
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This shelf is packed with odd, shiny things. Jewelry hangs everywhere—pearl necklaces, a red coral necklace, and a pearl-studded hatbox. Miniature portraits sit in fancy frames, one with a woman’s face and another with a man’s. A carved vase holds tiny figures, and a skull peeks out from the bottom left. The colors are mostly gold, red, and black, with some pearly whites. The artist loved mixing fancy and strange items together. The way light hits the objects makes them look almost real, like you could reach out and touch them. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
