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