Festoon, Masks and Rosettes Made of Shells  

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 +[[Image:Festoon, masks and rosettes made of shells by Jan van Kessel the Elder.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Festoon, Masks and Rosettes Made of Shells]]'' (1656, detail) by [[Jan van Kessel the Elder]].]]
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-''[[Festoon, Masks and Rosettes Made of Shells]]''[http://arsvitaest.tumblr.com/post/44772719839] (1656) by [[Jan van Kessel the Elder]]+''[[Festoon, Masks and Rosettes Made of Shells]]'' (1656) by [[Jan van Kessel, senior ]]. It is in [[Frits Lugt|the Frits Lugt Collection]] and reminiscent of the [[grotesque mask]]s of [[Joris Hoefnagel]].
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-Location: [[The Frits Lugt Collection]] / [[Fondation Custodia]], Paris+
 +:This painting on copper – a surface often used by Kessel – is exceptional in his work: it is the only known specimen of this type of decorative and [[anthropomorphic]] composition with shells. The work is in an excellent state of conservation, enabling us to appreciate fully the painter’s meticulous technique and gift for ''[[trompe l’oeil]]''.[http://www.fondationcustodia.fr/ununiversintime/20_van_kessel_5824.cfm]
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 +*[[Festoon]]
 +*[[Mask]]
 +*[[Rosette (design) ]]
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Festoon, Masks and Rosettes Made of Shells (1656) by Jan van Kessel, senior . It is in the Frits Lugt Collection and reminiscent of the grotesque masks of Joris Hoefnagel.

This painting on copper – a surface often used by Kessel – is exceptional in his work: it is the only known specimen of this type of decorative and anthropomorphic composition with shells. The work is in an excellent state of conservation, enabling us to appreciate fully the painter’s meticulous technique and gift for trompe l’oeil.[1]

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