French-Flemish School, around 1580 - The Sense of Touch
French-Flemish School, around 1580
The Sense of Touch
Oil on panel. 27 x 21 cm.
Cycles depicting the five senses enjoyed great popularity in the 16th and 17th centuries. The present allegory of the sense of touch ("Tactus") from the Franco-Flemish school shows a portrait of a lady with the common attribute of a parrot biting her left thumb.
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French-Flemish School, around 1580
The Sense of Touch
Oil on panel. 27 x 21 cm.
Cycles depicting the five senses enjoyed great popularity in the 16th and 17th centuries. The present allegory of the sense of touch ("Tactus") from the Franco-Flemish school shows a portrait of a lady with the common attribute of a parrot biting her left thumb.
