Work Osias Beert

bouquet in niche

osias beert known painter of flowers , banquet (breakfast) pieces, genres in played pioneering role. signed or monogrammed , never dated work. of works created on copper 3 bear mark of panel maker pieter stas , dates 1607, 1608 , 1609. while lack of dated works has made difficult date work, stylistic analysis allows tentative chronology. works high viewpoint , little overlapping of objects regarded earlier lower viewpoint , compacter arrangement of objects. these later works have better spatial coherence.

only 4 signed works him known , these has been possible attribute 4 works in museum of grenoble him. since knowledge stage of flemish still life still fragmentary there has been tendency attribute many works beert. works attributed him pupils, while attributed osias beert younger painted father.

osias beert painted on oak panels, using glazing technique. using multiple superimposed layers of fluid oil able obtain transparency , wide variety of colours. of works on copper.

still life 3 wine glasses in niche

he 1 of first artists specialize in still life painting when production of works in genre still minor , typically anonymous. breakfast pieces, referred dutch name ontbijtjes ( little breakfasts ), represent scene high viewpoint forced perspective.

this technique commonly seen in flemish , dutch still life painting. compositions show dense groupings in balanced arrangement. style quasi-geometric , shows eye detail.

he strived objectivity , displayed strong sense of plasticity. still lifes bathed in , diffused light. example still life cherries , strawberries in china bowls (gemäldegalerie, berlin), shows banquet piece on table tilted objects on can viewed without obstruction. painting represents last course of 8 9 course banquet. dragonfly , butterfly have emblematic meaning , represent fight between , evil.

breakfast still life

he known paintings of oysters , confectionery goods displayed orderly on tabletops precious wine glasses , chinese porcelain. unmatched in ability depict oysters light playing on viscous , pearly flesh , wetness distinguishing oysters hard surface of shell s interior. example still life oysters (national gallery of art, washington), shows oysters on plate precious objects on table extending on both sides outside of canvas against dark background.

his flower still lifes, showing vase of flowers in shallow niche or basket full of flowers, visible in basket of flowers @ museum of fine arts, houston reminiscent of works of ambrosius bosschaert. in flower pieces each flower displayed @ peak of bloom , great detail. flowers depicted in same bouquet bloomed in different seasons , never in reality have been displayed in same vase. such symbolize transitory nature of man s earthly existence. example bouquet in niche in rockox house, antwerp.

there speculation collaborated peter paul rubens on @ least 1 painting. influenced nephew frans ykens other antwerp artists, such jacob foppens van es , jacob van hulsdonck.