Caption

Kitchen interior, Snijders, Frans 1579-1657 painter, Flemish painting, still lifes, genre scenes in the interior, pantries, kitchens, fruit still lifes, hunting still lifes, ca. 1608, painting, painting: height 157 cm, width 256.8 cm, with frame: height 178 cm, width 276.5 cm, thickness 8 cm, A dimly lit interior scene showing a large wooden table crowded with a variety of raw food items and game, including several whole birds and carcasses, leafy greens, artichokes, and a group of round fruits in a basket; the table surface is dark brown and the food tones range from pale beige and cream to deep browns, muted greens, reds, and purples. To the right, a woman wearing a pale gray dress with a high ruffled collar and a dark red skirt is leaning over the table, handling a tray of shellfish; her skin is light and her headdress is white and decorated, and her clothing shows folds and highlights in gray and white. In the background, a dim kitchen area is visible with a person in a red top working at a counter beneath shelves holding metalware and pots, and warm golden light from a fireplace or oven casts a glow on nearby surfaces. The overall palette is dark and earthy with contrasts of pale flesh tones, metallic gleams, deep green foliage, and touches of red and yellow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_269

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64.4Mb (3.5Mb) / 20.0in x 12.5in / 6000 x 3750 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kitchen interior Snijders Frans 1579-1657 painter Flemish painting lifes genre scenes interior pantries kitchens fruit hunting ca 1608 painting height 157 cm width 256.8 cm frame 178 cm width 276.5 cm thickness 8 cm dimly lit interior scene showing large wooden table crowded variety raw food items game several whole birds carcasses leafy greens artichokes group round fruits basket table surface dark brown food tones range pale beige cream deep browns muted greens reds purples right woman wearing pale gray dress high ruffled collar dark red skirt leaning table handling tray shellfish skin light headdress white decorated clothing folds highlights gray background dim kitchen area visible person red top working counter beneath shelves holding metalware pots warm golden light fireplace oven casts glow nearby surfaces palette earthy contrasts pale flesh tones metallic gleams deep green foliage touches yellow.