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Source Description
In the 1600s, ham, bread, and white wine were often eaten at breakfast as well as at lunch. The use of simple pewter indicates that this is an everyday meal. The angle at which we view the composition encourages us to think that the scene is an extension of our own space and that we are seated close by, while the dish balanced precariously on the table's edge engages our attention by making us think that it might fall!Pieter Claesz. and his followers developed this popular subject during the 1630's and 1640's.
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Document identity
localId
40049
label
Breakfast Piece
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
40049
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Breakfast Piece
description
In the 1600s, ham, bread, and white wine were often eaten at breakfast as well as at lunch. The use of simple pewter indicates that this is an everyday meal. The angle at which we view the composition encourages us to think that the scene is an extension of our own space and that we are seated close by, while the dish balanced precariously on the table's edge engages our attention by making us think that it might fall!Pieter Claesz. and his followers developed this popular subject during the 1630's and 1640's.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1640-1649 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
39.6
height
55.8
dimensionsRaw
15 9/16 x 21 15/16 in. (39.6 x 55.8 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
6244
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
2517
2747
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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6091579082c16c77