Interior of a Dutch Kitchen, after Willem Kalf
Medium
Etching, second state of three (Gonse)
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 13 3/4 × 13 3/8 in. (35 × 34 cm) Plate: 6 5/16 × 7 5/16 in. (16 × 18.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 1871, transferred from the Department of Paintings
Accession Number
19.59.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite etching, *Interior of a Dutch Kitchen, after Willem Kalf*, captures the warmth and abundance of a 17th-century Dutch kitchen, evoking the Golden Age's fascination with everyday domestic life. Created in 1871 by French etcher Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart after a painting by master still-life artist Willem Kalf (1619–1693), it depicts elements like food, women, and even cows—likely alluding to dairy production central to Dutch households. Kalf's signature style shines through in the play of light on humble yet richly textured objects, transforming ordinary scenes into celebrations o...
About the Artist
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.|Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart|Willem Kalf ( |French) · 1760 |1837 –9999 |1880
|French, Paris 1837–1880 Paris