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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Still life with Ebony Chest – Pereda 1652

  Antonio de Pereda  1611 – 1678 Would you like a snack? Detail: chest, keys,  cups, tumbler, porridge pot, mulling stick, plate, biscuit, band box, cheese, bowl, flask.

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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.

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The Gossips – Scott before 1772

Samuel Scott  1702-1772   from Yale Center for British Art Detail: basket, hats, shoes, short cape, elbows, apron, fichu.

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An Encampment in St. James Park – Sandby 1780

Paul Sandby, 1731-1809  from Yale Center for British Art Are you getting ready for events this summer? Detail: encampment, soldier, horse, officer, tent, marquee tent, children, dog, camp furniture, brazier, tea kettle, sentry, dragoon, chair, table, bed, drawers, candle stick, rug, tent ropes.

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Still Life – Hoogstraten 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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London Cries, A Man Swaggering – Sandby

Paul Sandby, 1731-1809, from Yale Center for British Art It looks like another one of those guys wearing his socks over the breeches. Detail: shoes, socks, breeches, coat, waistcoat, sword, stick, hair, tricorn

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The Encampment on Blackheath MDCCLXXX – Sandby 1783

Paul Sandby  1731 –  1809 Day 5 of wheelbarrow week and this one is a Duesy.  Click on the picture and get the close-up, I promise you will find something interesting. Detail: wheelbarrow, children, doll, dog,  wagon, horse, soldier, mill, burrow, basket, fire, cook-pot, cooking, tent, vendor,  drum, waggoner, cards, duck, camp follower, military camp … Continue reading »

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Market Scene – Aertsen 1550

Pieter Aertsen  1508 – 1575 Day 4 of wheelbarrow week.   This picture is just fabulous. Detail:  wheelbarrow, market,  cart, horse, basket, food, pots, chair, produce,  vendors, tent, well, chicken,  barrel Bonus wheelbarrow engraving from Diderot’s L’Encyclopedie

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The Interior of The Nieuwe Kerk – van Vliet 1665

Hendrick van Vliet  1611-1675 Day 3 of Wheelbarrow Week. Detail: church, tile floor, grave, cloth cap, pick, shovel, short jacket, dog, wheelbarrow,  rope Another bonus wheelbarrow from Diderot’s L’Encyclopedie

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Market Scene with a Quack – Victors 1650

Jan Victors 1620 – 1676 Day 2 of Wheelbarrow Week. Detail:  wheelbarrow, quack, chair, medicine, unbrella, child, table, chair, barrel, apples   Another bonus wheelbarrow from Diderot’s L’Encyclopedie

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