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Air by Jan van Kessel the Elder

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Jan van Kessel the Elder · 1647

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Artist
Jan van Kessel the Elder
Date
1647
Location
Flint Institute of Arts
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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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Officer and Laughing Girl Same era · 1630s–1660s Officer and Laughing Girl Johannes Vermeer · 1658 · The Frick Collection Frans Hals (1582/83–1666) Same era · 1630s–1660s Frans Hals (1582/83–1666) Frans Hals · 1650 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Rembrandt's Son Titus (1641–1668) Same era · 1630s–1660s Rembrandt's Son Titus (1641–1668) Rembrandt · 1650 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis Same era · 1630s–1660s The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis Peter Paul Rubens · 1636 · Art Institute of Chicago An Elegant Company Same era · 1630s–1660s An Elegant Company Samuel Alcock & Company · 1632 · Art Institute of Chicago Portrait of Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg Same era · 1630s–1660s Portrait of Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg Salomon Duarte · 1650 · Bavarian State Painting Collections The Denial of Saint Peter Same era · 1630s–1660s The Denial of Saint Peter Georges de La Tour · 1650 · Nantes Museum of Arts Saint Romanus of Antioch and Saint Barulas Same era · 1630s–1660s Saint Romanus of Antioch and Saint Barulas Master of the View of Saint Gudula · 1638 · Art Institute of Chicago
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