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The Soap Bubbles by Jan van Kessel the Elder

The Soap Bubbles

Jan van Kessel the Elder · 1626

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Artist
Jan van Kessel the Elder
Date
1626
Location
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
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Jan van Kessel the Elder

1626–1679 · Habsburg Netherlands

Jan van Kessel the Elder, a Flemish painter and great-grandson of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, meticulously captured the natural world, from insects to allegorical continents.

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Bouquet of flowers in a glass vase Bouquet of flowers in a glass vase 1659 · Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Floral Still Life Floral Still Life 1633 · Museo del Prado Allegory of air and water Allegory of air and water 1650 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper A sculpted cartouche with floral still life, with the christ child as salvator mundi A sculpted cartouche with floral still life, with the christ child as salvator mundi 1650 · SØR Rusche Collection Concert of cats Concert of cats 1650 Lying otter on a rocky shore Lying otter on a rocky shore 1650 Poultry and birds with a view of Brussels Poultry and birds with a view of Brussels 1650 The Triumph of Amphitrite The Triumph of Amphitrite 1650 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper
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Anna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626) Same era · 1610s–1640s Anna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626) Frans Hals · 1626 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later) Same era · 1610s–1640s Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later) Rembrandt · 1626 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Adoration of the Eucharist Same era · 1610s–1640s The Adoration of the Eucharist Peter Paul Rubens · 1626 · Art Institute of Chicago Kitchen Scene Same era · 1610s–1640s Kitchen Scene Diego Velázquez · 1618 · Art Institute of Chicago Southern Barbarians Same era · 1610s–1640s Southern Barbarians Artist Unknown - The Mercat Cross, Aberdeen · 1625 · Art Institute of Chicago An Elegant Company Same era · 1610s–1640s An Elegant Company Samuel Alcock & Company · 1632 · Art Institute of Chicago Saint Jerome Same era · 1610s–1640s Saint Jerome Hendrick ter Brugghen · 1624 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen The Fortune-Teller Same era · 1610s–1640s The Fortune-Teller Georges de La Tour · 1630 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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