De rarekiek (’t Fraay Curieus)
1718
- Medium
- panel
- Dimensions
- 58 × 49 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-116662
The old Dutch title (in parentheses) refers to the cries ‘beautiful!’ (fraai) and ‘extraordinary!’ (curieus) with which itinerant performers announced themselves. Here a performer shows a wooden triptych with characters from a chivalric romance, while undoubtedly recounting the tale to those gathered around. Willem van Mieris was a ‘fine painter’, meaning that he rendered the scene in a highly detailed and refined manner. The painting is actually also a kind of peepshow.
Provenance
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Fonds and the Rijksmuseum Fonds
Registry history
- 1718 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum
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