Lot 186
Lot 186
JAN VAN KESSEL L'ANCIEN (ANVERS 1626-1679)

Papillons dans un paysage, un village à l'arrière-plan

Price Realised EUR 119,700
Estimate
EUR 12,000 - EUR 18,000
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
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JAN VAN KESSEL L'ANCIEN (ANVERS 1626-1679)

Papillons dans un paysage, un village à l'arrière-plan

Price Realised EUR 119,700
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
Price Realised EUR 119,700
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
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JAN VAN KESSEL L'ANCIEN (ANVERS 1626-1679)
Papillons dans un paysage, un village à l'arrière-plan
huile sur cuivre, sans cadre
17,5 x 23,8 cm (678 x 91.3 in.)
Provenance
Collection du peintre Georges Dufrenoy (1870-1943) ;
Puis par descendance dans la famille jusqu'aux actuels propriétaires.
FURTHER DETAILS
JAN VAN KESSEL THE ELDER (1626-1679), BUTTERFLIES IN A LANDSCAPE, A VILLAGE IN THE BACKGROUND, OIL ON COPPER, UNFRAMED

The still lifes by Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626-1679), which bring together a variety of species, reflect the growing interest among scientists in the natural world that developed gradually in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, with publications such as the Historia animalium by Conrad Gesner (1551-1558) and the Ornithologiæ by the Italian Ulisse Aldrovandi (1599-1601). These texts encouraged detailed, systematised descriptions of animals and birds, and grouped different species according to their natural habitats and characteristics. This same scientific desire lies behind the formation of cabinets of curiosities. In the present painting, the artist delights in detailing butterflies and flying insects with a great scientific specificity. Amongst others, we can make out a carmine moth, a cabbage white, a red admiral and an Old World Swallowtail. We would like to thank Dr Fred G. Meijer for confirming the attribution of this painting to the artist on the basis of a photographic examination of the work.
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