Alexander Adriaenssen was a contemporary and friend of Rubens. He was widely appreciated as a fine still life painter. This showcase still life is signed and dated 1647 on the bottom left of the table leg. It is one of the master’s most opulent compositions. The clear colour harmonies and the subtle play of light on the food, glass and silver are quite remarkable. The elegant wineglass with its high, ornate stem next to the earthenware jug is a piece of Venetian glassware. The decorative cup featured in the painting is a German columbine cup.
| Artist |
Alexander Adriaenssen
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| Title | Still Life with Flowers, Ham, Game, Shellfish and Fruit |
| Date | 1647 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom left: Alex Adrieanssen fecit A° 1647 |
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| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1929-A |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1929 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1929-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1135/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015638 still lifes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F716(CRAB)
crustaceans: crab
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25F716(SHRIMP) crustaceans (SHRIMP) Iconclass 25G(+32) plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming) Iconclass 25G21(CHERRY) fruits: cherry Iconclass 25G21(GRAPE) fruits (GRAPE) Iconclass 25G21(LEMON) fruits: lemon Iconclass 25G21(PLUM) fruits: plum Iconclass 25G41(ROSE) flowers: rose Iconclass 34B232 fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) Iconclass 41A6711 flowers in a vase Iconclass 41A7711(+1) container of precious metal (+ metal) Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 41A774 container of glass: bottle, jar, vase Iconclass 41C31 table-ware Iconclass 41C311 table-knife Iconclass 41C322 mug, beaker, goblet Iconclass 41C323 glass, rummer Iconclass 41C326 jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel) Iconclass 41C37 table-cloth Iconclass 41C38 laid table as still life Iconclass 41C6 foodstuffs; still life of foodstuffs Iconclass 41C621 bread, loaf Iconclass 41C694 ham Iconclass 41C711 wine ~ alcoholic drinks Iconclass 41C7111 glass of wine Iconclass 41E still life of miscellaneous objects Iconclass 41E1 still life of related objects Iconclass 51D42 Splendour Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
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