Nicolaes Van Verendael - Artist Info

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Nicolas Veerendael
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    Nicolaes van Verendael Antwerp 1640 - 1691

    Born in Antwerp in 1640 to the painter Willem van Verendael, the artist joined the Guild of Saint Luke in the city at the age of seventeen. His performances in still life commanded the respect of his contemporaries, as he is known to have collaborated with David Teniers the Younger, Carstian Luyckx, Gonzales Coques and Jan Davidsz. de Heem.

    Although his works build upon the example set by Daniel Seghers and Jan Brueghel the Elder, Verendael's graceful compositions and naturalistic approach set the foundations for Flemish still lifes for the next century, realised fully in the works of his pupils, such as Jean-Baptiste Morel.

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