Nicolaes Cave
Illustration — A falcon and dead game on a table Nicolaes Cave (fl 1619 – 1651) was a Flemish Baroque still life painter, whose few known works are still lifes featuring game.
Also recorded as Niolaus Cave · Niolaus Kave · Nicolaas Cave · Nicolaas Kave
Nicolaes Cave
Nicolaes Cave · Public domain
- Died
- 1651 · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Southern Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
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Life
Life
Very little is known about this artist. He is first mentioned when he registers as a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1619. He was active in Antwerp until 1651, the year in which his death dues were paid to the Guild.
Work
Work
The work of this obscure still life painter is fairly unknown. He painted several versions of a still life with a live hawk (or falcon) perched on a dead partridge together with other dead game in a woven basket. A signed version was recorded with Schlichte Bergen in 1993 and another was auctioned at Sotheby's in 2008 (Sotheby's 11 November 2008, London, lot 138). Although his work shows indebtedness to that of Clara Peeters, the stylistic elements in Cave's work show a clear individuality.
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- 1.Name variations: Niolaus Cave, Niolaus Kave, Nicolaas Cave, Nicolaas Kave
- 2.Nicolaes Cave at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
- 3.Nicolaes Cave, A still life with a live hawk perched on a dead partridge and other dead game in a woven basket at Sotheby's
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