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Still Life with an oriental Rug

Willem Kalf (1619–1693)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Still Life with an oriental Rug

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After painting a number of barn interiors in the early 1640s, Kalf devoted himself to painting luxury still-life compositions, filled with precious objects which he rendered with a notable sense of light and texture. The silver dish and knife with a cornelian handle, the watch, standing cup and cover, oriental rug, Wan-li porcelain bowl and various glasses are placed in the dark and lit with romantic and varied effects of light. As several of these items are found in paintings of the early 1660s, it is supposed that this composition is of the same date.

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Title

Still Life with an oriental Rug

Date

early 1660s

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 65 x W 54 cm

Accession number

WA1940.2.39

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Daisy Linda Ward, 1939

Work type

Painting

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Willem Kalf

1619–1693

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