Artist
(B.?) van Kessel
(B.?) van Kessel is a Rococo painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Rijksmuseum.
This artist loved cluttered tables—paintings of fruit, books, coins, and goblets piled high, each object catching the light just right. He built his scenes like tiny museums, where every vase and lemon had its own spotlight. Click on *Allegory of Peace* to see how he hid a dove in the folds of a tablecloth; the bird isn’t the focus, but it’s the quiet glue that holds the whole scene together.
Works by (B.?) van Kessel
Collections represented
Museum
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam…