Osias Beert the Elder

Still life with oysters, confectionery and fruits
Osias Beert the Elder , ca.1610
Oil on copper
48.5 × 69 cm
State Gallery Stuttgart , Stuttgart

Osias Beert the Elder (* around 1580 probably in Antwerp , † late 1623 in Antwerp) was a Flemish still life painter .

biography

Osias Beert the Elder Ä. was born in Antwerp around 1580. He was a student of Andries Baesteroy (Andris van Baseroo) and was from 1602 as a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke listed. Osias Beert the Elder Ä. married Margarita Ykens in 1606, the sister of Frans Ykens the Elder. Ä., And thus became the uncle of the painter Frans Ykens the Elder . J. Osias Beert had two sons, namely Elias and Osias the Elder. J. At first it was assumed that Elias and Osias d. J. is identical. Elias and Osias d. J., however, seem to have been two independent people, with Osias d. J. was probably a little older than his brother Elias. Membership in the Antwerp Rederijkerkamer De Olijftak can be verified for the year 1615 . He was also registered as a cork dealer in Antwerp. Osias Beert the Elder accepted the following students as far as known: Hans Ickens (1605), Frans van der Borcht (1610), Pieter Doens (1611), Frans Ykens the Younger (1615), Paulus Pontius (1616) and Jan Willemsen (1618). Osias Beert the Elder died in Antwerp at the end of 1623.

Art historical importance

Osias Beert the Elder is one of the best-known representatives of the still life painters who worked in Antwerp at the beginning of the 17th century and thus at the same time one of the first painters of autonomous still life. He only painted still lifes of flowers and fruits as well as snacks. In particular, he is considered a master of demanding dessert and fruit still lifes. He mainly painted on panels (copper or oak). Only 12 of the total of approx. 92 works ascribed to him are signed or monogrammed - not a single one is dated. An approximate sequence of a number of Beert's still lifes is only possible on the basis of the dating of the copper plates on which the respective still life was painted. Single or multiple vases and flower baskets are typical of Beert's flower still lifes. The bouquets show bright reds, blues and yellows with lush leaf green. Just as typical of Beert as an early representative of the autonomous still life is the combination of the depiction of flowers with other objects. His repertoire of pictorial objects includes u. a. Splendid wine glasses , bowls and bowls made of clay, Chinese porcelain and pewter dishes . These are filled with foods such as oysters, olives, fruits, nuts and candy (confectionery). Osias Beert the Elder applied the thin color in several layers ( glazes ) on a light background and thus achieved an impressive clarity and clean execution but also an individual style. A noticeable characteristic of Beert's paintings (as for all early still lifes) is the high focal point, which enables a non-overlapping view and the arrangement of the subjects around the center of the picture on a table without a tablecloth. Despite the individual style of painting, his paintings are in line with those of other early Flemish still life painters such as Jan Brueghel the Elder. , Clara Peeters and Jacob van Hulsdonck formally very close. In addition, there are also parallels with works by Georg Flegel and Gottfried von Wedig as well as with those of Floris van Dyck and Nicolaes Gillis .

Works

A selection of the works of Osias Beert d.Ä.

title	Dating	Dimensions	technology	place	Remarks	swell
"Still life"	1600-1624	46.4 x 79.3 cm	Oil on panel	Rijksmuseum , Amsterdam	attributed to the artist	Rijksmuseum
"Still life with oysters, bread, chestnuts and glass"	1602-1623	43.0 x 54.0 cm	Oil on panel	Museo del Prado , Madrid	signed left center: O BEET F	RKD
"Still life with roast chicken, a Roman on a screw cup, a tazza with biscuits, olives and candied fruits"	1602-1623	51.5 × 85.5 cm	Oil on oak panel	Wallraf-Richartz Museum , Cologne	-	RKD
"Still life with artichokes, fruits and wine glasses"	1603-1615	51.5 × 72.0 cm	Oil on panel	Musee de Grenoble, Grenoble	Part of a series of four paintings (all in the Musée de Grenoble since 1798)	RKD
"Still life with a tazza with apples, plates with fruits and nuts and a roll"	1603-1615	52.4 x 72.3 cm	Oil on panel	Musee de Grenoble, Grenoble	Part of a series of four paintings (all in the Musée de Grenoble since 1798)	RKD
"Still life with two bouquets of flowers, bowl and plate with fruits and salt barrel"	1603-1615	52.0 x 73.0 cm	Oil on panel	Musee de Grenoble, Grenoble	Part of a series of four paintings (all in the Musée de Grenoble since 1798)	RKD
“Still life with fruit on a table; a butterfly on the left "	1605-1615	52.5 × 70.5 cm	Oil on panel	Musee de Grenoble, Grenoble	Part of a series of four paintings (all in the Musée de Grenoble since 1798)	RKD
"Still life with roast chicken, tazza with biscuits, a Roman on a cup screw and a board with olives"	1605-1615	51.0 x 66.0 cm	Oil on panel	Willet-Holthuysen Museum, Amsterdam	-	RKD
"Still life with roast chicken, tazza with biscuits, a Roman on a cup screw and a board with olives"	1605-1615	49.5 x 66.0 cm	Oil on panel	Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, Besançon	possible Attribution	RKD
"Still life with oysters, candy and glasses"	1605-1620	72.0 x 103.5 cm	Oil on panel	Royal Museums of Fine Arts , Brussels	monogrammed lower right: OB (O fragmentary, resembles a D)	Royal Museums of Fine Arts & RKD
"Still life with flowers in a niche"	1605-1623	74 × 51 cm	Oil on panel	Pinacoteca Ambrosiana , Milan	-	RKD
"Still life with oysters, candy and glasses"	1605-1624	47.5 × 65.5 cm	Oil on panel	Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels	attributed to the artist	RKD
"Still life with fruits, wine glasses and bread"	1605-1624	39.4 x 59.0 cm	Oil on panel	Hallsborough Gallery, London	-	RKD
"Still life with fruits and silver dishes"	1605-1625	64.5 × 115 cm	Oil on panel	Museum Het Catharina Gasthuis, Gouda (on loan from the Rijksmuseum , Amsterdam)	attributed to the artist	Rijksmuseum & RKD
"Still life with glass and fruits in porcelain bowls"	1608/09	49.5 x 65.2 cm	Oil on copper panel	State Museums in Berlin - Gemäldegalerie, Berlin	Labeling on the back: GWB & Kupferschmied identification on the back	RKD
"Still life with oysters, confectionery and fruits"	approx. 1610 (alternatively approx. 1605–1615)	48.5 × 69 cm	Oil on copper	State Gallery Stuttgart , Stuttgart	-	State Gallery Stuttgart , RKD
"Still life with flowers in a niche"	1610-1619	73.5 × 51.5 cm	Oil on panel	Rockoxhuis Museum, Antwerp	initially Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder as also attributed to Abraham Bosschaert.	Rockoxhuis Museum , RKD
"Bouquet of flowers in a reed basket, in front of it fallen petals and a dragonfly"	1610-1619	53 × 75 cm	Oil on panel	Musée du Louvre , Paris	initially Georg Flegel and the school of Jan Brueghel the Elder. attrib.	Musée du Louvre & RKD
"Flower bouquet with imperial crown in a glass vase"	approx. 1615 (altern. 1613–1617)	74 × 53 cm	Oil on oak panel	Hamburger Kunsthalle , Hamburg	Label on the back: DA Hoogendijk & Co / Oude Schilderijen / Amsterdam-Holland / Keizersgracht 640	RKD
"Pausias and Glycera"	approx. 1615 (altern. 1610–1620)	203.2 x 194.3 cm	Oil on canvas	John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida	Cooperation between Peter Paul Rubens and Osias Beert d.Ä.	Ringling Museum of Art & RKD
"Still life with fruit, sugar and wine in a niche"	approx. 1615–1620 or 2nd quarter of 17th century (1615–1649) if a copy	53 × 73.5 cm	Oil on panel	Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem	Inscription on the frame: 1622–1778	RKD
"Flowers in a porcelain vase and fruits in pewter and porcelain bowls"	approx. 1620 (altern. 1617–1623)	67 × 117 cm	Oil on panel	Liechtenstein Museum , Vienna	-	RKD
"Still life with oysters, fruits and wine"	1620-1625	52.5 x 73.3 cm	Oil on panel	National Gallery of Art , Washington	-	National Gallery of Art & RKD

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} General Artists Dictionary (AKL). The visual artists of all times and peoples. KG Saur, Munich and Leipzig 1991ff., Vol. 8, p. 258.
2. ^ ^{A b} Fred G. Meijer & Adriaan van der Willigen: A dictionary of Dutch and Flemish still-life painters working in oils. 1525-1725. Primavera Press, Leiden 2003, p. 32.
3. ↑ See also: Frans Ykens IN: Fred G. Meijer & Adriaan van der Willigen: A dictionary of Dutch and Flemish still-life painters working in oils. 1525-1725. Primavera Press, Leiden 2003, p. 223.
4. ^ About the Antwerp Rederijkerkamer De Olijftak in the DBNL.
5. ↑ General Artist Lexicon (AKL). The visual artists of all times and peoples. KG Saur, Munich and Leipzig 1991ff., Vol. 8, p. 258 & Claus Grimm: Stilleben. The Dutch and German masters. Belser, Stuttgart (et al.) 1988, p. 75.
6. ↑ E. Greindl: Les peintres flamands de nature morte au 17me siècle. Sterrebeek 1983 & ML Hairs: Les peintres flamands de fleurs au 17me sieècle. Brussels 1965 & 1985.
7. ↑ Sybille Ebert-Schifferer: The story of the still life. Hirmer, Munich 1998, p. 115.
8. ↑ See: Ingvar Bergström: Dutch still-life painting in the seventeenth century. Translated from the Swedish by Christina Hedström and Gerald Taylor. Faber & Faber, London 1956, pp. 104f.
9. ↑ The Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie lists over 200 works in the style of Osias Beert the Elder. → RKD  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Here, however, only Beert's paintings are listed, which are in the possession of public museums and collections and which most likely come from the hand of the master.  

literature

reference books

• Osias Beert the Elder . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 8, Saur, Munich a. a. 1993, ISBN 3-598-22748-5 , p. 258.
• Fred G. Meijer & Adriaan van der Willigen: A dictionary of Dutch and Flemish still-life painters working in oils. 1525-1725. Primavera Press, Leiden 2003, ISBN 90-74310-85-0 .

Works directories

• Edith Greindl: Les peintres flamands de natures mortes au XVIIe siècle. Éditions d'Art Michel Lefèbvre, Sterrebeek 1983, pp. 22-36.
• Marie-Louise Hairs: Les peintres flamands de fleurs au XVIIe siècle. Lefebvre et Gillet, Brussels 1985, p. 335.

Monographs & exhibition catalogs

• Ingvar Bergström: Dutch still-life painting in the seventeenth century . Translated from the Swedish by Christina Hedström and Gerald Taylor. Faber & Faber, London 1956.
• Sybille Ebert-Schifferer: The history of the still life. Hirmer, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-7774-7890-3 .
• Claus Grimm: Still life. The Dutch and German masters. Belser, Stuttgart (inter alia) 1988, ISBN 3-7630-1945-6 .
• Gerhard Langemeyer & Hans-Albert Peeters (eds.): Still life in Europe. (Aust.kat .: Westphalian State Museum for Art and Cultural History Münster & State Art Hall Baden-Baden 1980). Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe, Münster 1979.
• Norbert Schneider: Still life. Reality and symbolism of things; the still life painting of the early modern period. Taschen, Cologne 1989, ISBN 3-8228-0398-7 .
• APA Vorenkamp: Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis van het Hollandsch stilleven in de 17 eeuw: proefschrift the Verkrijging van den graad van doctor in de letteren en wijsbegeerte aan de Rijks-Universiteit te Leiden. NV Leidsche Uitgeversmaatschappij, Leiden 1933.
• Klara Alen: Osias Beert: Pioneer from het Antwerpse banketje. Onuitgeven masterscriptie, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2012.

Essays

• Marie-Louise Hairs: Osias Beert l'Ancien, peintre de fleurs. In: Revue Belge d'Archeologie et d'Histoire de l'Art. No. 20, 1951, pp. 237-351.
• Ingvar Bergström: Osias Beert as a Collaborator of Rubens. In: The Burlington Magazine. No. 99, 1957, pp. 120-124.
• Ingvar Bergström: Osias Beert the Elder. In: The Burlington Magazine. No. 102, 1960, p. 120.