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Still Life with a Silver Pitcher
Abraham van Beijeren1660 - 1665
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The silver pitcher, which has a prominent place in this luxury still life, also appears in no less than twelve still lifes by Van Beijeren. The painter is reflected in the pitcher, wearing a hat and painting with his left hand. The rich still life also includes a Persian carpet, a porcelain bowl with exotic fruits and an embossed silver platter.
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- Title: Still Life with a Silver Pitcher
- Creator Lifespan: 1620/1621 - 1690
- Creator Nationality: Dutch
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Overschie, the Netherlands
- Creator Birth Place: The Hague, the Netherlands
- Date Created: 1660 - 1665
- Theme: Still Life
- Physical Dimensions: w880 x h1025 cm (Without frame)
- Painter: Abraham van Beijeren
- Original Title: Stilleven met een zilveren kan
- More Info: Link - Read more about Golden Age - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - http://collectie.boijmans.nl/en/disclaimer/
- Artist Information: Abraham van Beijeren's name appeared in 1816 as Aelbert van Beijeren in the book 'History of the Fatherland's painting art' by Van Eijnden and Van de Willigen. Nowadays, Abraham van Beijeren is considered one of the most important painters in the areas of seascapes and sumptuous and fish still lifes in the Golden Age. Abraham van Beijeren was active in The Hague, Delft, Amsterdam, Alkmaar and Overschie.
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Lent by Stichting Willem van der Vorm 1972, http://collectie.boijmans.nl/en/disclaimer/
- External Link: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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