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Jan van Kessel the Elder or Jan van Kessel (I) (baptized 5 April 1626, Antwerp – 17 April 1679, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid-17th century. A versatile artist, he practiced in many genres including studies of insects, floral still lifes, marines, river landscapes, paradise landscapes, allegorical compositions ...
Jan van Kessel, born in 1626 in Antwerp, was the son of Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger (1578-after 1636), a successful portrait and figure painter, and Paschasia Brueghel, daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder.
Jan van Kessel the Elder or Jan van Kessel (I) (baptized 5 April 1626, Antwerp – 17 April 1679, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid 17th century. A versatile artist he practised in many genres including studies of insects, floral still lifes, marines, river landscapes, paradise landscapes, allegorical compositions ...
Van Kessel joined the Antwerp guild of Saint Luke in 1645 and specialised in flower still lifes, meticulous studies of insects, and allegorical series representing the four elements, the senses, or the parts of the world.
Jan van Kessel the Elder, Insects with Creeping Thistle and Borage, 1654. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
Jan van Kessel the Elder, Insects with Common Hawthorn and Forget-Me-Not, 1654. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
Jan van Kessel the elder (1626–1679) The National Gallery, London. (bapt. Antwerp, 5 Apr. 1626; d Antwerp, 18 Oct. 1679). Flemish still-life and flower painter active in Antwerp, where he became a member of the painters' guild in 1645.
