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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
De fyra elementen - Jan van Kessel den äldre
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Ett stilleben av Jan van Kessel den äldre, "De fyra elementen", skildrar en allegorisk representation av jord, luft, eld och vatten genom ett detaljerat arrangemang av naturliga föremål.
Jan van Kessel den äldre, en flamländsk konstnär född i Antwerpen, var känd för sina småskaliga, mycket detaljerade målningar av motiv från naturvärlden. Van Kessel var verksam i mitten av 1600-talet och specialiserade sig på stilleben, ofta med insekter, blommor och djur med vetenskaplig precision. Hans verk återspeglar samtidens intresse för naturhistoria och det spirande fältet vetenskaplig observation. I "De fyra elementen" presenterar van Kessel ett allegoriskt stilleben som representerar jord, luft, eld och vatten. Kompositionen är arrangerad kring en stenaltersnis. Målningens nedre del visar en mängd havsdjur, snäckor och kräftdjur, som symboliserar vatten. Ovanför representerar en samling frukter och blommor, inklusive tulpaner och rosor, jorden. Fåglar av olika arter befolkar det övre registret, vilket betecknar luft. Ett ljus och andra metallföremål anspelar på eld. Målningens noggranna detaljer och symboliska arrangemang är karakteristiska för van Kessels stil, som blandar konstnärlig skicklighet med vetenskaplig nyfikenhet.
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De fyra elementen - Jan van Kessel den äldre
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Fine Art Poster / Small Square (30x30 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Jan Van Kessel The Elder
Van Kessel had thirteen children and numerous debts. He was captain of the Civic Guard in Antwerp, a productive artist with royal clients, and still died owing money. The combination of civic standing and insolvency was not unusual for seventeenth-century Flemish painters, but the scale of his family made it harder to manage.
He was born in Antwerp in 1626, the grandson of Jan Brueghel the Elder through his mother Paschasia. He studied under Simon de Vos and later received instruction from his uncle and godfather Jan Brueghel the Younger. He became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1644 as a flower painter, though flowers were only one of his subjects. He painted garlands, bouquets, marines, river landscapes, paradise scenes, allegories and genre subjects, but he is best known for tiny, jewel-like paintings of insects and shells on copper, depicted against light backgrounds with scientific exactitude.
He worked from nature and from illustrated scientific texts, blending direct observation with published sources. His small insect panels were sometimes produced in pairs or as series designed to decorate the fronts of cabinet drawers where collectors stored actual specimens. The paintings served as both art and catalogue.
He used two different signatures depending on the size of the painting: a cursive, decorative version for larger formats and a more compact form for miniatures. The practice was later misinterpreted as evidence that two different painters were at work. He spent time in Spain as court painter to Philip IV and as a captain in the King's army, probably in the late 1640s. He married Maria van Apshoven in 1647; of their thirteen children, Ferdinand and Jan the Younger also became painters. He died in Antwerp in 1679.
He was born in Antwerp in 1626, the grandson of Jan Brueghel the Elder through his mother Paschasia. He studied under Simon de Vos and later received instruction from his uncle and godfather Jan Brueghel the Younger. He became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1644 as a flower painter, though flowers were only one of his subjects. He painted garlands, bouquets, marines, river landscapes, paradise scenes, allegories and genre subjects, but he is best known for tiny, jewel-like paintings of insects and shells on copper, depicted against light backgrounds with scientific exactitude.
He worked from nature and from illustrated scientific texts, blending direct observation with published sources. His small insect panels were sometimes produced in pairs or as series designed to decorate the fronts of cabinet drawers where collectors stored actual specimens. The paintings served as both art and catalogue.
He used two different signatures depending on the size of the painting: a cursive, decorative version for larger formats and a more compact form for miniatures. The practice was later misinterpreted as evidence that two different painters were at work. He spent time in Spain as court painter to Philip IV and as a captain in the King's army, probably in the late 1640s. He married Maria van Apshoven in 1647; of their thirteen children, Ferdinand and Jan the Younger also became painters. He died in Antwerp in 1679.
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- Giclée-tryck i museikvalitet för fylliga, blekningsbeständiga färger
- Arkivbeständigt matt konstpapper, FSC-certifierat
- Flera storlekar och inramningsalternativ tillgängliga
- Ramar i svart, naturträ, mörkt trä eller vitt
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Gicléeutskrift av museikvalitet på FSC-certifierat matt arkivpapper, med inramade alternativ och alternativ på canvas.
- Pappersstorlekar: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 och B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) till Large (60×90 cm)
- Ramar: svart, naturligt trä, mörkt trä eller vit
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The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
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Artistbiografi
Jan van Kessel the Elder
Van Kessel had thirteen children and numerous debts. He was captain of the Civic Guard in Antwerp, a productive artist with royal clients, and still died owing money. The combination of civic standing and insolvency was not unusual for seventeenth-century Flemish painters, but the scale of his family made it harder to manage.
He was born in Antwerp in 1626, the grandson of Jan Brueghel the Elder through his mother Paschasia. He studied under Simon de Vos and later received instruction from his uncle and godfather Jan Brueghel the Younger. He became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1644 as a flower painter, though flowers were only one of his subjects. He painted garlands, bouquets, marines, river landscapes, paradise scenes, allegories and genre subjects, but he is best known for tiny, jewel-like paintings of insects and shells on copper, depicted against light backgrounds with scientific exactitude.
He worked from nature and from illustrated scientific texts, blending direct observation with published sources. His small insect panels were sometimes produced in pairs or as series designed to decorate the fronts of cabinet drawers where collectors stored actual specimens. The paintings served as both art and catalogue.
He used two different signatures depending on the size of the painting: a cursive, decorative version for larger formats and a more compact form for miniatures. The practice was later misinterpreted as evidence that two different painters were at work. He spent time in Spain as court painter to Philip IV and as a captain in the King's army, probably in the late 1640s. He married Maria van Apshoven in 1647; of their thirteen children, Ferdinand and Jan the Younger also became painters. He died in Antwerp in 1679.
He was born in Antwerp in 1626, the grandson of Jan Brueghel the Elder through his mother Paschasia. He studied under Simon de Vos and later received instruction from his uncle and godfather Jan Brueghel the Younger. He became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1644 as a flower painter, though flowers were only one of his subjects. He painted garlands, bouquets, marines, river landscapes, paradise scenes, allegories and genre subjects, but he is best known for tiny, jewel-like paintings of insects and shells on copper, depicted against light backgrounds with scientific exactitude.
He worked from nature and from illustrated scientific texts, blending direct observation with published sources. His small insect panels were sometimes produced in pairs or as series designed to decorate the fronts of cabinet drawers where collectors stored actual specimens. The paintings served as both art and catalogue.
He used two different signatures depending on the size of the painting: a cursive, decorative version for larger formats and a more compact form for miniatures. The practice was later misinterpreted as evidence that two different painters were at work. He spent time in Spain as court painter to Philip IV and as a captain in the King's army, probably in the late 1640s. He married Maria van Apshoven in 1647; of their thirteen children, Ferdinand and Jan the Younger also became painters. He died in Antwerp in 1679.
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