Still life paintings from the Netherlands, 1550–1720 explained

Still Life Paintings from the Netherlands 1550–1720, (Dutch:Het Nederlandse Stilleven 1550–1720) is a 1999 art exhibition catalog published for a jointly held exhibition by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (19 June – 9 September 1999) and Cleveland Museum of Art (31 October 1999 – 9 January 2000). The catalog included detailed discussions of 80 paintings from various collection holders, that together give an overview of the best genres in Dutch still-life paintings, namely kitchen piece (keukenstuk), fruit still-life, (fruitstuk), floral still-life (blommetje), breakfast piece (ontbijtje), vanitas, hunting piece (jaagstuk), and show piece (pronkstilleven). The catalog was organized by type, but also loosely by time period, starting with the earliest works.

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A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving AlmsPieter Aertsen1551North Carolina Museum of Art1
Kitchen scene with Christ at EmmausJoachim Beuckelaer1560sMauritshuis9652
Chinese porcelain vase of flowers on a tabletopJan Brueghel the Elder1609Kunsthistorisches MuseumGG 5583
Garland of Flowers around an Allegory of FarmingJan Brueghel the Elder1615Mauritshuis2334
Flowers in a GlassAmbrosius Bosschaert1606Cleveland Museum of Art1960.1085
Flowers in a Glass in a NicheRoelant Savery1611private collection6
Still Life with Flowers in a VaseChristoffel van den Berghe1617Philadelphia Museum of ArtCat. 6487
Dishes with Oysters, Fruit, and WineOsias Beert1615National Gallery of Art1995.32.18
Still life with cheese, bread and drinking vesselsClara Peeters1615Mauritshuis12039
Still Life with CheeseFloris van Dyck1615s
1615
RijksmuseumSK-A-482110
Emblematic Still Life with Flagon, Glass, Jug and BridleJohannes van der Beeck1614RijksmuseumSK-A-281311
The cabinet of a collector with paintings, shells, coins, fossils and flowersFrans Francken the Younger1619Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA)81612
Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a MarketFrans Snyders1614Art Institute of Chicago1981.18213
Game and fruit on a tableFrans Snyders1625private collection14
Still Life with a Skull and a Writing QuillPieter Claesz1628Metropolitan Museum of Art49.10715
Open book, Skull, Violin and Oil LampPieter Claesz1629private collection16
Breakfast PiecePieter Claesz1636Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen1122 (OK)17
Still Life with BooksJan Lievens1630RijksmuseumSK-A-409018
Travel Pouch and Documents on a TablePaulus Bor1630private collection19
Pewter Jug and Silver Tazza on a TableJan Jansz den Uyl1633private collection20
Laid Table with Ham and a RollWillem Claeszoon Heda1635Cleveland Museum of Art21
Nautilus Cup, Tazza, and Plates of OystersWillem Claeszoon Heda1649Staatliches Museum Schwerin22
Still Life with Flowers, Shells, and InsectsBalthasar van der Ast1635sprivate collection23
Floral Still LifeHans Bollongier1639RijksmuseumSK-A-79924
Flowers in a VaseDaniel Seghers1630sNeue Residenz Bamberg
Bavarian State Painting Collections
596325
Flower garland with Saint CatherineDaniel Seghers1650Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA)33126
Books and PamphletsJan Davidsz. de Heem1628Fondation Custodia27
Still Life with BooksJan Davidsz. de Heem1627RijksmuseumSK-A-256528
Nautilus Cup with Silver VesselsJan Davidsz. de Heem1632Barber Institute of Fine Arts29
Fruit and Ham on a Table with a View of a CityJan Davidsz. de Heem1646Toledo Museum of Art30
Still Life of Fruit and Dead FowlHarmen Steenwijck1650Private collection31
Abundant Still Life with a ParrotJan Davidsz. de Heem1655Academy of Fine Arts Vienna32
A Richly Laid Table with ParrotsJan Davidsz. de Heem1655John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art33
A Vase of FlowersJan Davidsz. de Heem1660sTyrolean State Museum34
Globe, Books and LuteGerrit Dou1635private collection35
Hourglass and Inkpot on a ShelfGerrit Dou1647Wadsworth Atheneum36a
Money Bag and a Book on a ShelfGerrit Dou1647Armand Hammer36b
Harmen Steenwijck 1640National GalleryNG125637
Corner of a painter's studioSimon Luttichuys1646private collection38
Vanitas with self-portraitDavid Bailly1651Museum De Lakenhal38
CoconutsAlbert Eckhout1640sNational Museum of Denmark39a
Pineapple, papaya and other fruitAlbert Eckhout1640sNational Museum of Denmark39b
Still Life with PeacocksRembrandt1636RijksmuseumSK-A-398140
Still Life with a Dead SwanJan Baptist Weenix1651Detroit Institute of Arts26.2241
Banquet Still LifeAdriaen van Utrecht1644RijksmuseumSK-C-30142
Game Birds and Fruit with a Dog and ParrotJan Fyt1652private collection43
Vase of FlowersJan Fyt1660Schloss Mosigkau44
Glasses, Smoking Implements, and CardsJan Jansz van de Velde1653Ashmolean Museum45
Still Life with Earthenware Jug and Clay PipesPieter van Anraedt1658Mauritshuis104546
Corner of a BarnWillem Kalf1643Detroit Institute of Arts47
Drinking horn with lobster and glasswareWillem Kalf1653National GalleryNG644448
Still Life with Silver EwerWillem Kalf1656RijksmuseumSK-A-19949
Still Life with Chinese Bowl and NautilusWillem Kalf1662Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum203 (1962.10)50
Wineglass and a Bowl of FruitWillem Kalf1663Cleveland Museum of Art51
Door with towel brush and letter bagSamuel van Hoogstraten1655Academy of Fine Arts Vienna52
Letter BoardSamuel van Hoogstraten1662private collection53
Still life with letter boardSamuel van Hoogstraten1667Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe54
Documents on a wallCornelis Brisé1656Amsterdam MuseumSA 302455
An Open Cupboard DoorCornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts1665Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science56
In Praise of HerringJoseph de Bray1656Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister140757
Fish in a Basket near a ScaleAbraham van Beijeren1655Philadelphia Museum of ArtCat. 63958
Silver Wine Jug, Ham, and FruitAbraham van Beijeren1660sCleveland Museum of Art59
Vase of FlowersWillem van Aelst1658private collection60
Dead Birds and Hunting GearWillem van Aelst1664Nationalmuseum SwedenNM 30161
Seafood, Onion, and GlasswareWillem van Aelst1679Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister62
Skull, Money Bags, and DocumentsN.L. Peschier1661Institut Néerlandais63
Large VanitasPieter Boel1663Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille64
Vanitas still lifeMaria van Oosterwijck1668Kunsthistorisches MuseumGG 571465
Game, Fish, and a Nest on a Forest FloorAbraham Mignon1675Department of Paintings of the LouvreINV 155366
Still Life with Globe, Books, Sculpture, and Other ObjectsJan van der Heyden1670Academy of Fine Arts Vienna67
Vase of FlowersSimon Pietersz Verelst1670Cleveland Museum of Art68
Flowers in a Glass VaseDirck de Bray1671Los Angeles County Museum of ArtM.2009.106.469
Still Life with FlowersDirck de Bray1674private collection70
Still Life with Walnuts, Tobacco and WineHubert van Ravesteyn1671Art Gallery of Ontario71
Still-Life with Chinese TeabowlsPieter Gerritsz van Roestraten1670sGemäldegalerie72
Still life near a fountainPeeter Gijsels1680sRijksmuseumSK-A-221373
SeashellsAdriaen Coorte1698Eijk and Rose-Marie van Otterloo Collection74
Gooseberries on a TableAdriaen Coorte1701Cleveland Museum of Art1987.3275
The Dead SwanJan Weenix1716Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen1962 (OK)76
Flowers and fruit in a forestRachel Ruysch1714Augsburg Municipal Art Collection1258077
Vase of Flowers on a Garden LedgeJan van Huysum1730private collection78

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