Pronkstilleven

Beyeren, Abraham van (born 1620 or 1621, died 1690)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1655
Height:
98.0 cm  (38 9/16 in.)
Width:
76.0 cm  (29 15/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on panel
Place of creation:
Den Haag

Additional titles

Stilleven met fruit, glas- en zilverwerk, horloge en blokfluit
Still-life with fruit, glass and silverware, clock and recorder

    Item location

  • Mauritshuis
    [Museum inv. no.: 665]monogrammed AVB (bottom, left)

Description

A soprano recorder with fruit (lemon, grapes, peaches) a bread bun, metal bowls, a compass, and crumpled napkins. The recorder has a brass sheath covering the head; six inline finger-holes and part of the bell are also visible.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Recorder [4039]

Image URLs

image link 1
Geheugen van Nederland
image link 2
RKD record and data

Bibliographic references

Mauritshuis. The royal cabinet of paintings: Illustrated general catalogue (Den Haag: Government Pub. Office, 1977) 41. ISBN 9012008352.

Mauritshuis. Illustrated general catalogue (Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff bv, in cooperation with The Mauritshuis, The Hague, 1993) 33. ISBN: 9029040335.

RIdIM record id

2875