Master Paintings
Master Paintings
Gerard Hoet
An allegory of the riches of the earth
Lot Closed
October 21, 04:57 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Gerard Hoet
Zaltbommel 1648 - 1733 The Hague
An allegory of the riches of the earth
oil on panel
panel: 11⅜ by 9⅝ in.; 28.9 by 24.4 cm.
framed: 15½ by 13¾ in.; 39.4 by 34.9 cm.
Gerard Hoet received his initial training in the northern Netherlands from his father, who was a glass painter. Following periods in the Hague, Paris, and Brussels, Hoet settled in Utrecht, where he co-founded a drawing academy in 1697. Hoet worked in an elegant, classicizing style, often employing erudite iconography that would have appealed to his educated patrons.