Cornelis SchutFlemish, 1597–1655Drie putti in het water
May one see it?
Unknown
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Langs een begroeide oever staan drie putti met vlinderachtige vleugels in het water. Een van hen draagt een mand met vis boven het hoofd. Een paling kronkelt uit de mand.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-59.312
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Cornelis Schut
The whole life1618–1655 · Workplace
Antwerp
1624–1627
Giustiniani's Patronage and Poussin's Attention
In Rome the banker and collector Vincenzo Giustiniani commissioned two large religious compositions from him (now in the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité in Caen). Schut attracted the attention of the young Poussin, whose early works borrowed motifs from these pieces.
1624–1627 · Workplace
Rome
16 September – 2 October 1627
Imprisoned on Suspicion of a Colleague's Murder
He was held in a Roman prison on suspicion of murdering a fellow painter named Giusto; he was released on 2 October thanks to the intervention of the Accademia di San Luca. He then left Rome for Florence.
1628 · Workplace
Florence
29 April 1655
Died
