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which was to be commemorated in paintings
the original was in the della Valle collection in Rome in 1561
while this painting could have been made for a different patron
Decorated leather tent hanging made from four white-tailed deer hides sewn together with sinew thread
A replica of the antique statue of Apollo Citharoedos stands on the elaborate table
Still Life with Oysters Size:small which was to be commemoratedVan Es spent his entire life in Antwerp although he is said to have visited Rome in 1636. He seems to have worked exclusively as a painter of still life. Paintings of foodstuffs were his speciality. This shows a relatively modest meal with expensive accessories: a blue and white Wan li porcelain plate from China, a Venetian style drinking glass and an ivory handled knife. The glass reappears in a number of van Es's paintings.
