Title
The Ill-matched Pair, by Matsys (1566)
Creator
Matsys, Jan (1509-1575)
Date
1566
Description
Original title: "Ongelijk paar" ("Unequal couple" or "The Ill-matched Pair").
In the painting, a young woman is seen in the arms of an old man, while another woman on the right acts as maid. On the left is an old woman looking at the couple, who acts as a procuress for the young woman.
In the painting, a young woman is seen in the arms of an old man, while another woman on the right acts as maid. On the left is an old woman looking at the couple, who acts as a procuress for the young woman.
Source
Nationalmuseum Stockholm, Sweden
Found in the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History website, The Netherlands
https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/253738
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190623202244/https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/253738
Inventory number: NM 508
Illustration number: 1001170625
Art-work number: 253738
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Ill-matched_Pair_(Jan_Massys)_-_Nationalmuseum_-_17511.tif
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210522181247/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Ill-matched_Pair_%28Jan_Massys%29_-_Nationalmuseum_-_17511.tif
Found in the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History website, The Netherlands
https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/253738
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190623202244/https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/253738
Inventory number: NM 508
Illustration number: 1001170625
Art-work number: 253738
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Ill-matched_Pair_(Jan_Massys)_-_Nationalmuseum_-_17511.tif
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210522181247/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Ill-matched_Pair_%28Jan_Massys%29_-_Nationalmuseum_-_17511.tif
Format
Oil on panel.
Dimensions: 97 × 134 cm
Dimensions: 97 × 134 cm
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