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Jan van Kessel the Elder

1626–1679 · Habsburg Netherlands

Born
1626 · Antwerp
Died
1679 · Antwerp

14 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Jan van Kessel the Elder was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid-17th century. He practiced in many genres, including studies of insects, floral still lifes, marines, and allegorical compositions.

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Jan van Kessel the Elder or Jan van Kessel (I) (baptized 5 April 1626 – 17 April 1679) was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid-17th century. A versatile artist, he practiced in many genres including studies of insects, floral still lifes, marines, river landscapes, paradise landscapes, allegorical compositions, scenes with animals and genre scenes. A scion of the Brueghel family many of his subjects took inspiration of the work of his grandfather Jan Brueghel the Elder as well as from the earlier generation of Flemish painters such as Daniel Seghers, Joris Hoefnagel and Frans Snyders. Van Kessel's works were highly prized by his contemporaries and were collected by skilled artisans, wealthy merchants, nobles and foreign luminaries throughout Europe.

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Selected registered works by Jan van Kessel the Elder

Selected from 14 works by Jan van Kessel the Elder in the Collect24 Registry.

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Medallion's Frame with an Allegorical Depiction of the Four Elements

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Medallion's Frame with an Allegorical Depiction of the Four Elements, 1664

copper

28.5 × 28.2 cm

Hermitage Museum

C24-422140

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (Allegory of the Fire)

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (Allegory of the Fire), 1662

oil paint

59.5 × 84 cm

Hermitage Museum

C24-426460

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Madonna with the Child and St Ildephonsus Framed with a Garland of Flowers

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Madonna with the Child and St Ildephonsus Framed with a Garland of Flowers, 1650

oil paint

138 × 110 cm

Hermitage Museum

C24-426220

Jan van Kessel the Elder, The Four Continents: Africa

Jan van Kessel the Elder

The Four Continents: Africa, 1665

copper

48.6 × 67.8 cm

Bavarian State Painting Collections

C24-186151

Jan van Kessel the Elder, The Four Continents: Europe

Jan van Kessel the Elder

The Four Continents: Europe, 1664

copper

48.4 × 67.1 cm

Bavarian State Painting Collections

C24-186132

Jan van Kessel the Elder, The Four Continents: Asia

Jan van Kessel the Elder

The Four Continents: Asia, 1666

oil paint

48.8 × 67.6 cm

Bavarian State Painting Collections

C24-186134

Jan van Kessel the Elder, The Four Continents: America

Jan van Kessel the Elder

The Four Continents: America, 1666

oil paint

48.6 × 67.9 cm

Bavarian State Painting Collections

C24-186133

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Vanitas Still Life

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Vanitas Still Life, c. 1665/1670

oil on copper

20.3 × 15.2 cm

National Gallery of Art

C24-101795

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Study of Butterfly and Insects

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Study of Butterfly and Insects, c. 1655

oil on copper

11 × 14.8 cm

National Gallery of Art

C24-101794

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Insects and a Sprig of Rosemary

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Insects and a Sprig of Rosemary, 1653

oil on copper

11.5 × 14 cm

National Gallery of Art

C24-101793

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Water

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Water, 1660

Detroit Institute of Arts

C24-461981

Jan van Kessel the Elder, Butterflies, Moths and Insects with Sprays of Creeping Thistle and Borage

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Butterflies, Moths and Insects with Sprays of Creeping Thistle and Borage, 1654

oil paint

11.8 × 14.7 cm

National Gallery

C24-339673

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