#Jan van Kessel I

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The Virgin and Child in a sculpted cartouche, surrounded by garlands of flowers, Jan van Kessel I

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We don't have an exact birthdate for Flemish artist Jan van Kessel the Elder, but he was baptised #OTD (5 Apr 1626 - d. 17 April 1679) so here are three versions of his caterpillars and snakes signature (+some bonus spiders for #BeKindToSpidersWeek):

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) "Garden and house spiders with grass snakes and caterpillars contorted and entwined to spell the artist's name" 1657 oil painting on copper H 15 cm (5.9 in) x W 20 cm (7.8 in) Sothebys

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) The Four Continents: The Continent of Europe [detail of the signature panel] c. 1660s oil painting on copper H 48.4 cm (19 in) x W 67.1 cm (26.4 in) Alte Pinakothek

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) "Seventeen panels depicting snakes, lizards, flowers, caterpillars, beetles, butterflies and other insects" [detail including the signature panel] 1658 oil painting on copper, 39 x 56 cm (15 x 22 in) and 14 by 19 cm (5.5 x 7.5 in) Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, call no. NW-UL-NW

You can read more about this creative signature, and see his son Ferdinand's version too, here:

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Circle of Jan van Kessel I

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Cherries in oil paintings (details)

Paul Cézanne, Still Life With Cherries And Peaches, c. 1885-1887

Micah Williams, Girl in White With Cherries, c. 1831

Jan I. van Kessel, Fruit Festoon, c. 1655

Severin Roesen, Abundant Fruit, c. 1858

Abraham Mignon, Flowers and Fruit, c. 1674

Cornelis de Heem, Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, c. 1654

Jacob van Hulsdonck, Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, c. 1615-1620

Blas de Ledesma, Still Life with Cherries, Lupin, and Iris, c. 1610

Clara Peeters, Still Life with Cheeses, Artichoke, and Cherries, c. 1625

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Egyptian geese, a red breasted merganser and other birds on a shore, a town beyond - Jan van Kessel I - 17th c. - via Bonham's

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A basket with flowers

Jan van Kessel I (Flemish, 1626-1679)

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I visited the National Gallery and Portion Gallery today. I went there to explore the oil paintings for my blog, focusing on history and still life. Choosing was a bit tricky for me because I appreciate both Renessa's and Impressionist artists. I really enjoyed the still-life portraits, but I admit that oil paintings are not my strong suit. The layering requires more skill and patience.

Among different mediums like ink, watercolor, fine lino print, and engraving, my favorite was the latter. However, I find the portrait and still-life oil paintings fascinating. Even though it's not my forte, I always enjoy letting my mind wander as I explore the pieces.

Discovering the history behind the paintings is always fun. I learned that architectural painting is measured with glass. The paintings in the Portion Gallery were the highlight of my trip, delving into Tudor house history. I wanted to spend more time there, so I returned to the Portion Gallery to fuel my vision, sketchbook, and notes with history.I recognise the need to enhance my sketching skills, relying on them without worrying if I go beyond the frame.

The artists I have chosen for my topics are, Jan Van Kessel, The Elder, Rachel Ruysch, Eduard Manet, James Gillary, and Hans Holbein the Younger. For the rest of the artists I had chosen, I wasn't able to catch their names when I visited, but I will be returning back on the half-term, so this time I will make sure I find the artist names and the portrait gallery artists, and more.

The Still Life section in the art gallery was my favourite, which included the still life portraits of fruits and flowers by Jan Van Kessel, and of bugs and butterflies by Rachel Ruysch.

the coloures more order following up the colourwheel the black background this one more challenging it seems to me to present a black background and colours not smudged nicely blend in like hyperrealist images. ( wasn't able to edit this line as we haven't had time to discuss it, but we can work on it in the next session)

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canary, omen, harbinger.

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i googled jan van kessel and OMG look at this this is so fun this dude in 1657 was just having fun y’all like insert commentary about the universal human drive for fun and creativity throughout our entire history i LOVE it!!!

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Jan I van Kessel, Guirlande de fleurs autour d'un cartouche de la Sainte Famille, 69x83 cm

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#Caturday night concert:

Attributed to Jan van Kessel I (Flemish, 1626 - 1679)

Concert of Cats, c. 1640-79

Oil on copper, H 13.50 x W 16.50 cm

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c. 1666 "The Continent of Africa", by Jan van Kessel I (detail)

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MWW Artwork of the Day (6/24/21) Jan van Kessel I (Flemish, 1626-1679) Allegory of Air (c. 1655-60) Oil on copper, 14.2 x 19.3 cm. Private Collection

This wonderfully detailed work can be understood in the context of the 17th century Wunderkammer, the ‘cabinet of wonders’. These encyclopaedic collections of objects ranged over categories such as natural history, geology, archaeology and religion. Seen as microcosms of the world, these were created to be studied with the aim of furthering scientific and historical knowledge. Symbolically, they marked their owners as powerful men with control over the world around them. In this visually engaging work, van Kessel collects together different varieties of winged creatures, from the proudly plumed peacock to the large-eared bat and the elegant dragonfly. Painted with meticulous precision, this work would thus have been prized both for its aesthetic value and the avenues of intellectual exploration it might have suggested to the inquisitive viewer. (from a Christie's auction catalog)

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Jan van Kessel (I) - Still life of fish in a harbour landscape, possibly an allegory of the element of water

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ERASMUS QUELLINUS THE YOUNGER 

 On this day of 19th November, Erasmus Quellinus the Younger or Erasmus Quellinus II (1607–1678) was born in Antwerp, Belgium.

He was a Flemish painter, engraver, draughtsman, and tapestry designer who worked in various genres including history, portrait, battle, and animal paintings. He was a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens and one of his closest collaborators. Following Rubens' death, he became one of the most successful painters in Flanders. He was a prolific draughtsman who made designs for decorative programmes in the context of official celebrations, for publications by the local publishers, and for tapestries and sculptures.

He belongs to the leading artistic families in Antwerp, producing sculptors, painters and printmakers Father Erasmus Quellinus I, a sculptor, brothers were artists.

Quellinus commenced his apprenticeship with Jan Baptist Verhaeghe. He became a master of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke 

As was common in Antwerp at the time, Quellinus collaborated with other painters. He worked with still life specialists and portraits. Many of the still lifes fall into the category of 'garland paintings'. Garland paintings are a special type of still life invented in Antwerp and whose earliest practitioner was Jan Brueghel the Elder. These paintings typically show a flower garland around a devotional image or portrait. Garland paintings were usually collaborations between still life and a figure painter.

Quellinus collaborated with his brother-in-law Jan Philip van Thielen, Daniel Seghers, Jan Pieter Brueghel, Frans Ykens, Peter Willebeeck, and Jan Anton van der Baren. These collaborators painted the flower garland while Quellinus painted the figures and architectural setting. Such as the Holy Family in a Wreath of Flowers.  Quellinus further collaborated with still life painter Jan Fyt such as the Portrait of a young boy. Quellinus also collaborated with animal painters Peter Boel and genre painter Jan van Kessel the Elder.

Quellinus executed various tapestry series depicting the History of the Thurn and Taxis Family. He also made a series of 8 sketches with battle scenes kept in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

He produced frontispieces for the Plantin Press, and designs for various publications for the Antwerp publishers which includes his designs for the Den methamorphosis ofte Herscheppinge van P. Ovidivs Naso: verdeelt in XV boecken, versiert met figueren.

Erasmus was a prolific designer of sculptures and decorative projects. The inventory of his estate lists hundreds of drawings, of which at least 43 are for architecture, which would have included altarpieces and large-scale sculptures as well as others for sculpture and decoration. He is believed to have contributed designs for the organs in the Antwerp cathedral and Saint Paul's Church in Antwerp.

His pupils included his son Jan Erasmus Quellinus, Guilliam Forchondt (II), Julius de Geest, Willem de Ryck, Anthoni Schoonjans, Wallerant Vaillant, and Remacle Serin.