Pieter Claesz: Master of Haarlem Still Life

September 18–December 31, 2005

Overview: 30 still-life paintings by 17th-century Dutch artist Pieter Claesz were included in this first international exhibition of his work, along with 6 still lifes by his predecessors and contemporaries Floris van Dijck, Willem Claesz Heda, Gerret Willemsz Heda, Osias Beert the Elder, and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Decorative objects and books from the period were displayed in cases in the Dutch Cabinet Galleries. Among them was the gilt cup of the Haarlem brewer's guild, which appears in one of the Claesz paintings in the exhibition. The exhibition was a variant of the earlier presentations in Haarlem and Zürich.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a 2-part lecture program was presented by the exhibition curator, Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., and by author and food historian Peter G. Rose.

The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, and the Kunsthaus Zürich. Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque painting at the National Gallery, was curator in Washington. The exhibition was made possible through the support of Greg and Candy Fazakerley. It also was supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

Attendance: 112,290 (105 days)

Location: West Building, Main Floor, Galleries 50 and 51 and Dutch Cabinet Galleries

Catalogue: Pieter Claesz: Master of Haarlem Still Life, by Pieter Biesboer et al. Zwolle: Waanders Publishers, 2004.

Brochure: Pieter Claesz: Master of Haarlem Still Life, by Margaret Doyle. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2005.

Web site: A feature included selected images from the exhibition that could be viewed in detail with a special Web application that allows the user to zoom in and out. Related Online Resources

Other venues:

Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem

November 27, 2004–April 3, 2005

Kunsthaus Zürich

April 22–August 21, 2005

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