Posts Tagged With: folding knife

Breakfast of a Young Man – Slingelandt

17th Century Breakfast of a young man by SlingelandtPieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt  1640 – 1691

Don’t tell this guy that the “sandwich” has not been invented yet.

Detail: hat, glass, facial hair, man’s shirt, jacket, jug, folding knife, fish, bread, cloth, barrel, plate.

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Still Life – Hoogstraten 1666

17th century Still Life by Samuel Van Hoogstraten Ca 1666

Samuel van Hoogstraten   1627 – 1678

The realism of this type of painting is just stunning.  Boy that marbled notebook looks familiar.

Detail:  marbled paper, scissors, chain, cameo, comb, paper, quill, pen knife, marbled notebook, book, folding knife, medal, letter, sealing wax, spectacles, leather thong.

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