The Larder
Anton Maria Vassallo
probably c. 1650/1660
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 229.2 x 163.2 cm (90 1/4 x 64 1/4 in.) framed: 257.8 x 192.4 x 10.1 cm (101 1/2 x 75 3/4 x 4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-B
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1961.9.91
About the Artist
Anton Maria Vassallo
Antonio Maria Vassallo (c. 1620–1664) was a Genoese painter of the Baroque period, renowned for his mythological pastorals, rustic scenes, and still lifes teeming with animals and naturalistic details. Born into a prosperous family of silk merchants in Genoa, he received a solid education before convincing his father to support his artistic ambitions. Vassallo studied under the Flemish painter Vin...