Mantelpiece with relief of Paris and Oenone

Jan Baptist Xavery, 1739

This mantelpiece was made for the principal room of the house at 48 Rapenburg in Leiden, where Diederik, Baron van Leyden, lived. Xavery also made a marble relief for each overdoor and probably designed the decorative stucco ceiling, which surrounded a large painting by Jacob de Wit. The walls were hung with tapestries from Brussels. This created an impressive ensemble.

Artwork typescow
Object numberBK-1995-3
Dimensionsheight 461 cm x width 252 cm x 0 x height 19 cm x width 12 cm x depth 14 cm x height 18 cm x width 13 cm x depth 19 cm x height 39 cm x width 9 cm x depth 18 cm x height 33 cm x width 2 cm x depth 7 cm x height 39 cm x width 11 cm x depth 9 cm x height 18 cm x width 16 cm x depth 4 cm x height 33 cm x width 18 cm x depth 6 cm x height 25 cm x width 18 cm x depth 13 cm x height 220 cm x width 13 cm x depth 3 cm x height 183 cm x width 143 cm x height 183 cm x width 143 cm x height 112 cm x width 22 cm x depth 9 cm x height 40 cm x width 53 cm x depth 9 cm x height 152 cm x width 53 cm x depth 9 cm x height 260 cm x width 29 cm x depth 13 cm x height 94 cm x width 13 cm x depth 9 cm x height 12 cm x width 12 cm x depth 3 cm x height 15 cm x width 14 cm x depth 4 cm x height 32 cm x width 13 cm x depth 7 cm x height 220 cm x width 14 cm x depth 3 cm x height 220 cm x width 33 cm x depth 5 cm x height 220 cm x width 14 cm x depth 5 cm x height 47 cm x width 31 cm x depth 4 cm x height 39 cm x width 27 cm x depth 30 cm x height 95 cm x width 27 cm x depth 30 cm x height 140 cm x width 92 cm x depth 9 cm x height 106 cm x width 44 cm x depth 40 cm x height 27 cm x width 9 cm x depth 5 cm x height 27 cm x width 9 cm x depth 5 cm x height 27 cm x width 9 cm x depth 5 cm x height 15 cm x width 14 cm x depth 4 cm x height 36 cm x width 23 cm x depth 10 cm x height 36 cm x width 23 cm x depth 10 cm x height 14 cm x width 8 cm x depth 7 cm x height 30 cm x width 10 cm x depth 10 cm x height 30 cm x width 10 cm x depth 10 cm x height 20 cm x width 7 cm x depth 9 cm x height 52 cm x width 38 cm x depth 40 cm x height 52 cm x width 38 cm x depth 40 cm x height 150 cm x width 54 cm x depth 34 cm x height 195 cm x width 51 cm x depth 3 cm
Physical characteristicsCarrara-marmer en rood-grijs geaderd Belgisch marmer

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Identification

Title(s)
Mantelpiece with relief of Paris and Oenone
Object type
Object number
BK-1995-3
Description
Schouw van Belgische rood-grijs geaderd marmer en van Carrarisch wit marmer en gedecoreerd met pastorale iconografie van Paris en Oenone op het schoorsteenstuk, geflankeerd door een zittend, vrij gebeeldhouwd musicerend kinderpaar in herdersdracht. Gesigneerd J.B.XAVERY. // ANNO 1739.
Inscriptions / marks
signature and date: ‘J.B.XAVERY. // ANNO 1739’

Creation

Creation
sculptor: Jan Baptist Xavery
Dating
1739
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Material and technique

Physical description
Carrara-marmer en rood-grijs geaderd Belgisch marmer
Dimensions
height 461 cm x width 252 cm x 0 x height 19 cm x width 12 cm x depth 14 cm x height 18 cm x width 13 cm x depth 19 cm x height 39 cm x width 9 cm x depth 18 cm x height 33 cm x width 2 cm x depth 7 cm x height 39 cm x width 11 cm x depth 9 cm x height 18 cm x width 16 cm x depth 4 cm x height 33 cm x width 18 cm x depth 6 cm x height 25 cm x width 18 cm x depth 13 cm x height 220 cm x width 13 cm x depth 3 cm x height 183 cm x width 143 cm x height 183 cm x width 143 cm x height 112 cm x width 22 cm x depth 9 cm x height 40 cm x width 53 cm x depth 9 cm x height 152 cm x width 53 cm x depth 9 cm x height 260 cm x width 29 cm x depth 13 cm x height 94 cm x width 13 cm x depth 9 cm x height 12 cm x width 12 cm x depth 3 cm x height 15 cm x width 14 cm x depth 4 cm x height 32 cm x width 13 cm x depth 7 cm x height 220 cm x width 14 cm x depth 3 cm x height 220 cm x width 33 cm x depth 5 cm x height 220 cm x width 14 cm x depth 5 cm x height 47 cm x width 31 cm x depth 4 cm x height 39 cm x width 27 cm x depth 30 cm x height 95 cm x width 27 cm x depth 30 cm x height 140 cm x width 92 cm x depth 9 cm x height 106 cm x width 44 cm x depth 40 cm x height 27 cm x width 9 cm x depth 5 cm x height 27 cm x width 9 cm x depth 5 cm x height 27 cm x width 9 cm x depth 5 cm x height 15 cm x width 14 cm x depth 4 cm x height 36 cm x width 23 cm x depth 10 cm x height 36 cm x width 23 cm x depth 10 cm x height 14 cm x width 8 cm x depth 7 cm x height 30 cm x width 10 cm x depth 10 cm x height 30 cm x width 10 cm x depth 10 cm x height 20 cm x width 7 cm x depth 9 cm x height 52 cm x width 38 cm x depth 40 cm x height 52 cm x width 38 cm x depth 40 cm x height 150 cm x width 54 cm x depth 34 cm x height 195 cm x width 51 cm x depth 3 cm

Explanatory note

In 1738 gaf Diederik baron van Leyden de opdracht voor deze schouw, bestemd voor de grote zaal van zijn woonhuis aan het Rapenburg in Leiden.

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Fonds
Acquisition
purchase 1995-01-10
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- L.J. van der Klooster, 'Jan Baptist Xavery (1697-1742), documentatie over enkele van zijn werken', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 21 (1970), p. 99-138, spec. p. 110, noot 45.
- H. Schmitz, Deutsche Möbel des Barock und Rokoko, Stuttgart, 1923, p. 183.
- F. Scholten, 'Gebeeldhouwde schouw', Bulletin van de Vereniging Rembrandt 5 (1995), nr. 3, p. 15-18.

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