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Still Life

A work made of oil on panel.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on panel.

Date:

c. 1625

Artist:

Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1596/97–1660)

About this artwork

Around 1600 still life emerged as a significant subject in several European artistic centers, including the Dutch Republic. Pieter Claesz. was a leading painter of a type of still life often described as a “banquet piece,” which featured luxury foods and serving vessels, typically strewn across an elaborately dressed tabletop. These costly goods—like the lemon, olives, sweetmeats, and lace-edged damask tablecloth in this painting—were sometimes depicted in a state of decay to suggest the transitory nature of coveted earthly things. The well-preserved items here instead celebrate wealth and its lavish display.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Pieter Claesz

Title

Still Life

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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1620–1630

Medium

Oil on panel

Inscriptions

Inscribed in ligature: PC (on knife blade)

Dimensions

48 × 76.9 cm (18 7/8 × 30 1/4 in.); Framed: 76.2 × 108.8 × 7 cm (30 × 41 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Simeon B. Williams Fund

Reference Number

1935.300

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