Jacobus Plasschaert (Flemish, active 1739-1765). A trompe l'oeil still-life of documents and printed items on a wooden wal...

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Jacobus Plasschaert (Flemish, active 1739-1765)
A trompe l'oeil still-life of documents and printed items on a wooden wall, 1741
Oil on canvas
20-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches (52.1 x 54.6 cm)
Signed, inscribed and dated lower left: J. Plasschaert F. / 1741
Depicted in the painting are an engraving depicting the expulsion from paradise, Gaeette van Antwerpen, a document entitled den Ouderschreven, a small illustrated pamphlet, and a playing card. The artist was a specialist in trompe l'oeil still-life painting who was active in Bruges.

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