{"product_id":"17th-century-baroque-painted-6-fold-screen-don-quixote","title":"17th Century Baroque Painted 6 Fold Screen | Don Quixote","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional late 17th-century Anglo-Dutch painted screen, composed of six hinged panels, richly decorated in oil paint on canvas on board. The scene depicts a theatrical and allegorical moment from Cervantes’ Don Quixote: the self-fashioned knight is ceremonially dubbed by his loyal companion Sancho Panza, surrounded by onlookers, in a dreamlike landscape at dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Property of a Lady, London, since 1974\u003cbr\u003eDutch, circa 1680, 1700, 1710\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Width (Flat): 300 cms (118 ins)\u003cbr\u003eEach Panel: 50 cms (19.7 ins)\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 243 cms (95.6 ins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"1157\"\u003eTo the left, a crumbling classical temple evokes the romanticised ruin of past ideals—a visual metaphor for Quixote’s weary but unwavering journey through illusion and valor. To the right, an Italianate building, crowned with a gently waving banner, symbolises sanctuary, structure, and the promise of home. At the heart of the composition, a child bearing a single candle illuminates the scene with symbolic clarity—signifying both the fleeting brightness of the present moment and the hopeful light of imagined futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1445\"\u003eThe entire composition is framed by broad, scrolling acanthus leaves that wrap around architectural columns, bordered with gilded ornament. A classical mask, centrally placed above the scene, lends the piece a theatrical flourish, echoing the screen’s operatic mood and narrative drama\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nwtiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51279769207121,"sku":"94635","price":29000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5873\/5185\/files\/background-editor_output_1b42492a-3e01-47f2-982b-a764a124192b.png?v=1750203269","url":"https:\/\/nwtiques.com\/products\/17th-century-baroque-painted-6-fold-screen-don-quixote","provider":"nwtiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}