Tile Picture with a Roman Hero

anonymous, 1615 - 1640

Fireback tile tableaux adorned the interior of the fireplace opening, flanking the flue. Both tile pictures are incomplete. Based on the size of the hearth, they were a standard thirteen tiles high. The three missing tiles almost certainly bore the names of the depicted Roman heroes. The large figures painted on a white, reflective surface will have appeared very lifelike in the dim hearth light.

  • Artwork typetile, schoorsteenpilaster, tile tableau
  • Object numberBK-NM-1950
  • Dimensionsheight 141.5 cm x width 41.5 cm x depth 3.9 cm