Artwork
Large Still-life with Dog and Cat
Large Still-life with Dog and Cat is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Adriaen van Utrecht. It dates from 1647 and is held in the collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
About this work
Overview
Large Still-life with Dog and Cat is a 1647 oil painting by Adriaen van Utrecht, a Flemish artist known for elaborate still lifes.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a table laden with diverse food items, accompanied by a dog and cat on the floor, conveying a sense of abundance and vitality.
Technique & Style
Van Utrecht's use of color and composition emphasizes the central arrangement of food, while the animals add warmth to the scene, characteristic of the pronkstillevens genre, which celebrates opulence and variety.
History & Provenance
The painting is part of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister collection, exemplifying the Dutch Golden Age style, influenced by artists like Frans Snyders.
Artist & collection
Artist
Adriaen van Utrecht (Antwerp, 12 January 1599 – 1652) was a Flemish painter known mainly for his sumptuous banquet still lifes, game and fruit still lifes, fruit garlands, market and kitchen scenes and depictions of live poultry in…
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