Willem Kalf {威廉•考尔夫}(1619-1693)
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Still-Life17 次查看Oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The best representative of the classical period of Dutch still-life painting is Willem Kalf. He was born in Rotterdam, where he was probably influenced by François Rijckhals (after 1600-47), a Middelburg painter best known for his small peasant scenes which include displays of fruit and vegetables, and of impressive pronk still-lifes that include sumptuous gold and silver vessels. Kalf began by painting similar motifs: little pictures of kitchens and barns, as well as large still-lifes of metalwork, glass, and porcelain. As in the work of other pronk still-life painters, the same costly objects appear in his paintings more than once. Since he was a dealer in works of art as well as a painter he may have used objects in his stock as models.
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Still Life With Chafing Dish, Pewter, Gold, Silver, and Glasswar19 次查看
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Still-life 1650s27 次查看Oil on canvas, 105 x 87,5 cm, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
This is a typical illustration of the type of still-life of which Kalf was an outstanding specialist. The still-lifes by Kalf look very different from those of his predecessors (like Pieter Claesz. and Willem Heda). They are, in a sense, much more theatrical; in their sonorous quality they bring to mind the landscapes of his contemporary, Jacob van Ruisdael.
In the paintings by Head or Pieter Claesz., the objects are ordered in a simple way; they are just laid out on the table. The light is even; shadows are used only to emphasize each object's plastic form. The still-life is generally set in a rather wide space (the painting itself being oblong). In Kalf's paintings, however, the space is narrowed. The backgrounds is much darker; and in this narrow space, against this background, the still-life seems curiously isolated. A soft light picks out each different object, showing its unique quality and colour, as spotlights
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Still-life 1650s24 次查看Oil on canvas, 105 x 87,5 cm, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
This is a typical illustration of the type of still-life of which Kalf was an outstanding specialist. The still-lifes by Kalf look very different from those of his predecessors (like Pieter Claesz. and Willem Heda). They are, in a sense, much more theatrical; in their sonorous quality they bring to mind the landscapes of his contemporary, Jacob van uisdael.
In the paintings by Head or Pieter Claesz., the objects are ordered in a simple way; they are just laid out on the table. The light is even; shadows are used only to emphasize each object's plastic form. The still-life is generally set in a rather wide space (the painting itself being oblong). In Kalf's paintings, however, the space is narrowed. The backgrounds is much darker; and in this narrow space, against this background, the still-life seems curiously isolated. A soft light picks out each different object, showing its unique quality and colour, as spotlights
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Still-Life with a Late Ming Ginger Jar 166931 次查看
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Kalf 49Still31 次查看
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Kalf 53LobHorn32 次查看
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Kalf 56Silver32 次查看
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Kalf 62NautiDet38 次查看
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Kalf 62Nautilus27 次查看
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KALF Willem Still Life17 次查看
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KALF Willem Still Life 165018 次查看
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KALF Willem Still Life With A Late Ming Ginger Jar23 次查看
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KALF Willem Still Life With A Nautilus Cup16 次查看
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KALF Willem Still Life With Lemon Oranges And Glass Of Wine16 次查看
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KALF Willem Still Life With Silver Bowl Glasses And Fruit21 次查看
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Kalf William Still Life17 次查看
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