Ceiling with representations of Morning and Evening — Theodoor van der Schuer

Theodoor van der Schuer. Painted c. 1666 - c. 1695.

Ceiling from the bedroom of Mary Stuart, painted by T. C. van der Schuer, 1678. The wooden ceiling is from the bedchamber of Mary Stuart, wife of Prince William III. The room was at the stadholder's residence in the Binnenhof in The Hague. In 1672 William and Mary had the stadholder's quarters refurbished. Mary would have seen the ceiling as she rose and retired to bed. Which is why it is decorated with mythological scenes reflecting the themes of dawn and night. The two main scenes are on canvas. In the first the goddess Aurora chases the darkness with her torch, flying ahead of the sun god Apollo. On the other side of the ceiling night approaches and Apollo is chased away by a female figure.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

panel, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 434.4 × 350.3 cm

Print: 119 × 96 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200412280. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.