The Old Castle

Emanuel Murant

Date unknown · Oil on wood · European Paintings

People go around their daily lives on the grounds of an abandoned medieval castle, the ruins of which might well cause reflection on the passage of time and changes of fortune. The painter/biographer Arnold Houbraken (1660 – 1719) noted of Murrant’s paintings that "one could count the bricks in the masonry."

Artist

Emanuel Murant

Date

Date unknown

Medium

Oil on wood

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915