Pieter Claesz.
(1596-1661)
Still Life with Pewter Jug, Ham, and Silver Beaker,
um 1639
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
56,1 x 86,5 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal XI
Acquisition
1792 durch Kurfürst Karl Theodor von dem Kunsthändler de Vigneux in Mannheim erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Pieter Claesz., Imbiss mit Zinnkanne, Schinken und Silberbecher, um 1639, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/OrLbd1341V (Last updated on 13.11.2023)
The still lifes with snacks produced in Haarlem from the midtwenties are also called “monochrome banketjes” because their color scheme (gray, green or brown) is coordinated to one, basic tone. Disorder and leftover food remind us of the inevitable passage of time.
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