The Reverse of a Framed Painting
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| The Reverse of a Framed Painting | |
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| Artist | Cornelius Norbertus Gysbrechts |
| Year | 1670 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 66.4 cm × 87 cm (26.1 in × 34 in) |
| Location | Statens Museum for Kunst |
The Reverse of a Framed Painting (Danish: Bagsiden af et indrammet maleri) is a still life trompe-l'œil painting by Flemish painter Cornelius Norbertus Gysbrechts. Made in 1670,[1] when Gysbrechts worked as the official painter of the Danish royal court, the painting is considered a masterpiece of trompe-l'œil painting[2] for its deceptively sculptural representation of the back of a framed canvas.
The work has been called "the most radical meditation about painting as an object and as an image,"[3] and is considered an early example of conceptual art.[4]
The first bibliographic reference mentioning the existence of the painting was the inventory of 1 August 1674 of the Kunstkammer of the royal family of Denmark, during the reign of Christian V of Denmark, although it is believed that this was a commission of the former king, Frederick III of Denmark, since he had interest in collectionism[5] and, especially, in Flemish painting, which could have led him to hire Cornelius Gysbrechts for the position of royal court painter.
