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The indecorous appeal of beggar boys: Murillo, de Lairesse and Gainsborough

2011; Volume: 35; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

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The author focuses on the painting Two boys eating melon and grapes, by Spanish painter Bartolome Esteban Murillo, suggesting that Dutch art theorist Gerard de Lairesse used it an an example of a picture that would be disturbing to an innocent viewer. The author discusses Murillo's genre paintings and their representation in Dutch collections, focusing on Murillo's connection to Flemish patron Nicolas Omazur. The author suggests that de Lairesse found Murillo's painting overly sensual and that Murillo may have been influences by Italian painter Bamboccio. The author also discusses 18th-century English painter Thomas Gainsborough's connection to Murillo, including his collection of Murillo's work.