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Butterflies, Spiders, Lizards, a Beetle, an Ant, a Grasshopper, and Other Insects
Auction: 05/21/2025
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Jan (The Elder) Van Kessel AUCTION RECORDS
1626 Antwerp, Belgium - 1679 Antwerp, Belgium. Known for: Painting, studies of nature, birds, butterflies, insects, and monkeys.
Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp as the son of Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger and Paschasia Brueghel (the daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder). He was thus Jan Brueghel the Elder's... Read full biography
Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp as the son of Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger and Paschasia Brueghel (the daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder). He was thus Jan Brueghel the Elder's grandson, Pieter Bruegel the Elder's great-grandson and the nephew of Jan Brueghel the Younger). His... Read full biography
Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp as the son of Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger and Paschasia Brueghel (the daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder). He was thus Jan Brueghel the Elder's grandson, Pieter Bruegel the Elder's great-grandson and the nephew of Jan Brueghel the Younger). His direct ancestors in the van Kessel family line were his grandfather Hieronymus van Kessel the Elder and his father Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger, who were both painters. Very little is known about... Read full biography
Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp as the son of Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger and Paschasia Brueghel (the daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder). He was thus Jan Brueghel the Elder's grandson, Pieter Bruegel the Elder's great-grandson and the nephew of Jan Brueghel the Younger). His direct ancestors in the van Kessel family line were his grandfather Hieronymus van Kessel the Elder and his father Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger, who were both painters. Very little is known about the work of these van Kessel ancestors. At the age of only 9, Jan van Kessel was sent to study with the history painter Simon de Vos. He further trained with family members who were artists. He was a pupil of his father and his uncle Jan Brueghel the... Read full biography
Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp as the son of Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger and Paschasia Brueghel (the daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder). He was thus Jan Brueghel the Elder's grandson, Pieter Bruegel the Elder's great-grandson and the nephew of Jan Brueghel the Younger). His direct ancestors in the van Kessel family line were his grandfather Hieronymus van Kessel the Elder and his father Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger, who were both painters. Very little is known about the work of these van Kessel ancestors. At the age of only 9, Jan van Kessel was sent to study with the history painter Simon de Vos. He further trained with family members who were artists. He was a pupil of his father and his uncle Jan Brueghel the Younger. In 1644 he became a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke where he was recorded as a "blomschilder" (flower painter). He marr... Read full biography
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Jan (The Elder) Van Kessel 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA still life of tulips, a crown imperial, snowdrops, lilies, irises, roses and other flowers in a glass vase with a lizard, butterflies, a dragonfly and other insects
Jan (The Elder) Van Kessel Auction: 07/07/2010Lot: 79Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeROSES, MORNING-GLORY, A CARNATION, AN IRIS AND OTHER FLOWERS IN A PORCELAIN VASE, WITH A RED ADMIRAL, CATERPILLARS, DRAGONFLIES AND OTHER INSECTS IN A SCULPTED NICHE; AND ROSES, AN IRIS, A CARNATION, A TULIP AND OTHER FLOWERS IN A PORCELAIN VASE, WITH A R
Jan (The Elder) Van Kessel Auction: 12/03/2013Lot: 13Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeSTILL LIFE OF IRISES, PEONIES, NARCISSI, A TULIP AND OTHER FLOWERS IN A BLUE-AND-WHITE PORCELAIN VASE WITH ORMOLU MOUNTS ON A DRAPED PEDESTAL
Jan (The Elder) Van Kessel Auction: 12/05/2007Lot: 24Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeBUTTERFLIES, MOTHS AND INSECTS, WITH SPRAYS OF THISTLE AND BORAGE; BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS AND INSECTS, WITH SPRAYS OF REDCURRANTS AND FORGET-ME-NOT
Jan (The Elder) Van Kessel Auction: 07/09/2008Lot: 14Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeGARDEN AND HOUSE SPIDERS WITH GRASS SNAKES AND CATERPILLARS CONTORTED AND ENTWINED TO SPELL THE ARTIST'S NAME AND A SPRIG OF REDCURRANTS WITH AN ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH, A LADYBIRD, A MILLIPEDE AND OTHER INSECTS (2)
Jan (The Elder) Van Kessel Auction: 12/03/2014Lot: 36Subscribe or get free alerts
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