Large Fish Market
about 1654/1655 | Joachim von Sandrart
The composition is informed by a creative idea that was developed to a large extent by Rubens in cooperation with Snyders. Sandrart adopts the opulent depiction of fish, crabs, mussels and oysters, and, in this case as well, living seals can be seen in the foreground beneath the table. This suggests that the scene is intended less as a realistic depiction of a market than as a manifestation of the great abundance of sea food.
The composition is informed by a creative idea that was developed to a large extent by Rubens in cooperation with Snyders. Sandrart adopts the opulent depiction of fish, crabs, mussels and oysters, and, in this case as well, living seals can be seen in the foreground beneath the table. This suggests that the scene is intended less as a realistic depiction of a market than as a manifestation of the great abundance of sea food.
Artist:
Joachim von Sandrart (1606 Frankfurt am Main - 1688 Nürnberg) DNB
Time:
about 1654/1655
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
234 cm × 314 cm
Framed (gallery frame with inscriptions): 255,2 cm × 327,5 cm × 8 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the lower right: von Sandrart
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 2282
Provenance
Probably painted for Archbishop Guidobald Count Thun and presented in Salzburg 1656; 1727 inventory of the Salzburg Residence; 1750 inventory of Klessheim Palace; 1802 inventory of the Salzburg Residence; 1806 from the Prince Archbishop's Residence Salzburg to Vienna; 1837 documented in the gallery depot