Still Life with Roemer, Salt Cellar, Tobacco, Lemon, and Olives

Jan Jansz. van de Velde (III), 1651

This painting showcases the wealth of products brought to the Netherlands by various trading companies. Tobacco and salt were obtained by the Dutch West India Company (WIC). Tobacco came mainly from South America, while salt was initially imported from Spain and Portugal until the Eighty Years’ War and thereafter from Cape Verde and Brazil. Trade, often accompanied by colonial aggression, was the primary driver of Dutch prosperity during this time.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3988
  • Dimensionsheight 70.5 cm x width 91 cm, depth 7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Still Life with Roemer, Salt Cellar, Tobacco, Lemon, and Olives
    • Still Life with Roemer, Flute Glass, Earthenware Jug and Pipes

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3988

  • Description

    Stilleven met een roemer met witte wijn, een fluitglas en laag glas met bier, een aarden kruik, twee pijpen met een vuurtestje, een zilveren zoutvat en een tabaksdoos, een Chinese bord met gepofte kastanjes, een citroen, enkele oesters en olijven en een mes.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘Jan van de Velde fecit Anno 1651’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jan Jansz. van de Velde (III)

  • Dating

    1651

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 70.5 cm x width 91 cm
    • depth 7 cm

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Documentation

  • W. Kloek, 'Acquisitions from the collection : The still lifes restoration project', Annual report : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (1999), p. 70-73 met afb.

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