Tagged With: hearth
The Satyr and the Peasant Family by Jan Steen 1661
Jan Steen ( 1626 – 1679 ) Detail: hearth, table, chair, brass cook pot, wood lid, plate, eggs, food, pewter spoon, knife, bowl, bread, axe, wood pitcher, lantern, mules, child, welsh wig, cheese, meat, cartwheel hat, shelf, window, door, bottle, knitty knotty, table cloth, meat, wood spoon
Night – Wheatley 1799
Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801 from:Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: Children, cat, hat, stool, baby basket, dog, table, food, pitcher, knife, striped blanket, fireplace, hearth, bedwarmer, bellows, window, basket, candles sticks, bread, door
The Fat Kitchen – Steen 1668
Jan Steen 1626 – 1679 Detail: hearth, fireplace, dripping pan, gridiron, meat, cooking pot, cleaver, salamander, key, lantern, plates, stool, spoon, pitcher, child, dog.
Kitchen Scene – Atkinson 1771
John Atkinson, active 1770-1775 from Yale Center for British Art I wish this artist has done more work. I look at this painting and my eyes just don’t know where to stop, there are so many things of which to make note. Isn’t this a kitchen we all wish we had tucked away behind our … Continue reading
A Lady at the Hearth by Pehr Hilleström
Pehr Hilleström (18 November 1732 – 13 August 1816) I thought this picture would be a great one with which to get started. Pehr Hilleström painted in the late 18th century Sweden, by the looks of her outfit this might be 1790’s or so. It has any number of great details to study: a raised … Continue reading