This panel is a masterpiece from Pieter Claesz' monochrome period. The soft light and finely tuned colour palette in this balanced composition produces an atmosphere of calm. With its great simplicity, with only a single glass of beer, a knife, a herring, a bread and the cracked shell of a single hazelnut, this panel sings the praises of 'our daily bread'.
Specifications
| Title | Breakfast Piece |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 49 cm Height 36 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Pieter Claesz.
|
| Accession number | 1122 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1883 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1883 |
| Creation date | in 1636 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) Lievelingen (2024) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Pieter Claesz.
Berchem 1597/1598 - Haarlem 1660/1661
Pieter Claesz was born in Berchem, near Antwerp. In 1617 he married in Haarlem and would live and work there for the rest of his life. In his early work, Claesz...
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