Jakob Smits (Rotterdam 1855 - Mol 1928), Ceiling piece with allegorical depiction of Rotterdam as city of art and trade: cloudy sky with two women and little children, painting footage linen paint, Ceiling piece painted on prepared linen directly on the stucco stuck with representation of cloud sky with putti that surrounded two women sitting on the clouds namely the Rotterdam city virgin with city arms Rotterdam in the left hand and right the personification of painting with palette in hand. In the small group of children to the right of the women first child holding large laurel wreath behind the head of the Painting than one with torch (symbol of progress) and as the third Mercury god of trade recognizable to winged helmet and caduceus The three putti right of him are grouped around cornucopia from which flowers come. The putti group to the left of the city virgin is equipped with wreaths of trumpet and praise. signed and dated Jacob Smits f 1883 heraldry allegory mythological figure personification ceiling piece Rotterdam City center Stadsdriehoek Schielandshuis Plafondschildering in 1884 placed in the renovated vestibule (entrance hall) of the Schielandshuis (the then Museum Boymans).
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