A kitchen still life, 1612

Title

A kitchen still life

Draughtsman

• Jacques de Gheyn II

Inventor

• after Pieter Aertsen

Period Produced

• 17th century
• 16th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• lead-tin alloy
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing
• metallic pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• study after a painting
• preliminary drawing for a reproduction print?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert oben rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): J. DE GEYN. F. 1612

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet oben mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): A° 1612 den 18. April; unten links: h.[oog] 3 1/2 d[uim] // b.[reed] 5 1/2 d[uim]; (mit Bleistift): J. de Geyn; unten links Trockenstempel Cornelis Ploos Van Amstel, Amsterdam (Lugt 2034); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Regteren Altena 1983.II.158.1048

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• still life
• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary Magdalene
• Martha of Bethany

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 10,38-42

Primary

• 41C2111 kitchen-interior with foodstuffs in foreground (Dutch: 'keukenstuk')
• 73C7223 Christ in the house of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42)

Secondary

• 41B214 chimney