PIETER VAN ROESTRAETEN (1630-1700) Vanitas Still-Life Oil on canvas (146 x 97 cm) Private collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Van Roestraeten was the son-in-law, as well as the pupil, of Frans Hals with whom he studied from 1646 to 1651. He started painting burlesque genre scenes, …
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“Vanitas” by Largilliere
NICOLAS DE LARGILLIERE (1656-1746) Vanitas (1677) Oil on canvas 74 x 61 cm Stichting Hannema-de Stuers Foundation, Heino, The Netherlands To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Nicolas de Largillière (or Largillierre) was born in Paris but his family moved to Antwerp in 1659. At an early age, he …
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