Still Life with Roemer, Salt Cellar, Tobacco, Lemon, and Olives

• Still Life with Roemer, Salt Cellar, Tobacco, Lemon, and Olives
• Still Life with Roemer, Flute Glass, Earthenware Jug and Pipes

SK-A-3988

signature and date: ‘Jan van de Velde fecit Anno 1651’

This painting showcases the wealth of products brought to the Netherlands by various trading companies. Tobacco and salt were obtained by the Dutch West India Company (WIC). Tobacco came mainly from South America, while salt was initially imported from Spain and Portugal until the Eighty Years’ War and thereafter from Cape Verde and Brazil. Trade, often accompanied by colonial aggression, was the primary driver of Dutch prosperity during this time.

W. Kloek, 'Acquisitions from the collection : The still lifes restoration project', Annual report : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (1999), p. 70-73 met afb.

painter: Jan Jansz. van de Velde (III)

1651

olieverf op doek

• height 70.5 cm x width 91 cm
• depth 7 cm

Public domain

W. Kloek, 'Acquisitions from the collection : The still lifes restoration project', Annual report : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (1999), p. 70-73 met afb.

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026827