A Pronkstilleven from Vermeer to Kalf
by Levin Rodriguez
Title
A Pronkstilleven from Vermeer to Kalf
Artist
Levin Rodriguez
Medium
Photograph - Print On Canvas
Description
Vermeer started looking for new patrons or dealers that could help him break the lock that Pieter Claez Van Ruijven and his wife Maria de Knuijt had on his works. Although Van Ruijven paid him well, he thought that he could get higher prices from other sources. Rembrardt Van Rijn was being paid handsome sums for his historic paintings in Amsterdam, so why not him.
One of his colleagues in the Delft Guild of Saint Luke suggested him to meet a well known painter turned dealer and appraiser by the name of Willem Kalf.
Vermeer took his “Allegory of Painting” his favorite showing piece and went to see Kalf in Rotterdam. He was quite impressed by his detailed works that included richly decorated silverwares, Chinese porcelain dishes, fancy venetian glasses and exotic fruits. Vermeer however, did not like the darkness and fuzziness of Kalf’s backgrounds, he decided to incorporate some of Kalf designs, but make them his own by changing the background. This way he was sure to impress Kalf enough to obtain representation.
This is the painting Vermeer COULD HAVE made for this purpose.
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January 3rd, 2013
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