An Allegory of Unequal Love

Artist Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565–1629)

Datecirca 1620s

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions36 1/2 x 42 1/2 in. (92.7 x 108 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina, by exchange

Object number2014.9

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Collections

ProvenanceCreated The Hague, ca. 1620s. Private collection, Massachusetts; [Sotheby’s, New York, January 15, 1987, no. 32]; [Christie’s, London, July 4, 1990, no. 20]; private collection; [Christie’s, London, January 12, 1996, no. 16]; private collection; [Christie’s, London, April 27, 2007, no. 48]; [Johnny van Haeften, Ltd., London]; private collection, New York; [consigned to Johnny van Haeften, London]; sold to NCMA, 2014.