Who created this artwork?

was created by Cornelis Saftleven in 1642.

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Figures before a Village Inn

Cornelis Saftleven

1642

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 62cm × w 82.6cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

card games; farmers; dog; violin, fiddle - CC - out of doors

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1880

Notes

signature, with monogram, on the reverse (S and L ligated): ‘C SL’

Collection Type

paintings

About Cornelis Saftleven

1607–1681 • Dutch Republic

Cornelis Saftleven was the brother and pupil of Herman Saftleven the younger. He married Catharina Dirksz. van der Heyde in 1649, and lived in Rotterdam from 1648 to 1674. He married his second wife, Elisabeth van der Avondt, in 1655, and was appointed director of the Rotterdam guild in 1667. Comment on works:Painter, watercolourist, engraver (etching), draughtsman (including ink). Religious subjects, figures, genre scenes, interiors with figures, rustic scenes, landscapes with figures, landscapes, ruins, animals.