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Artist: Jacob Foppens van Es (circa 1596–1666)
Alternative names: Jacob van Es, Jacob Fopsen van Es, Iaces van Es, Jacop van Es, Jakob van Es, Jacob Foppens van Esch, Jacob Fopsen van Esch, Jacob van Esch, Jacob Foppens van Essen, Jacob Fopsen van Essen, Jacob van Essen, Jacob Fossen, Jacob Fossens van Es
Flemish painter
Work period: 1617-1666
Work location: Antwerp
Title: Breakfast Piece with Cheese and Goblet
Object type: Painting
Description: Elegantly laid tables are a constant theme in Van Es’s still life paintings. Here everything is carefully arranged. In the middle is a large cheese reflected in a shiny pewter bowl. Among bread, oranges, and slices of ham, various expensive items are visible—a Chinese bowl, Venetian glassware, a knife with an ivory handle, and a nautilus trophy. These kinds of depictions of luxury and opulence have often been interpreted as having some sort of moralizing import. But perhaps the artist just wanted to show off his dazzling illusionistic technique.
Date: Unknown date
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Height: 50 cm (19.7 in). Width: 84 cm (33.1 in).
Framed: Height: 73 cm (28.7 in). Width: 106 cm (41.7 in). Depth: 6 cm (2.4 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: Jaces van Es
SKU: 274121
