Jan van Kessel d.ä.
(1626–1679) Flemish painter (1626–1679)
Jan van Kessel d.ä. (1626–1679) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jan van Kessel d.ä. belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan van Kessel d.ä. was born in Antwerp and died in Antwerp. Jan van Kessel d.ä. studied under Hieronymus van Kessel. Jan van Kessel d.ä. worked in Antwerp. Jan van Kessel d.ä. became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.
The best-known works include ‘Insects and Fruit’, ‘The Kloveniersburgwal with the Bushuis’, and ‘Emblems of War’. The works belong mainly to the genres still life and floral painting. The catalogue has 109 works by Jan van Kessel d.ä. with free images. The dated works span the years 1557–1700. Works by Jan van Kessel d.ä. are held by several collections, among them Fitzwilliam Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst, and Mannheimer Galerie.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovan Battista Langetti, Gillis van, the younger Tilborgh, Hendrick Danckerts, Pieter Boel, and Karel Dujardin.