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The Fish Market

Unknown, Northern European, Hans Bol, Philips Galle

The Fish Market

1581

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Unknown, Northern European, Hans Bol, Philips Galle

The Fish Market

1581

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet: 82 × 219 mm. (3 1/4 × 8 5/8 in.) Plate: 81 × 214 mm. (3 3/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.1885
The rectangular works from a series of forty-eight engravings illustrate various market scenes with fish and fowl for sale. Depictions of visual abundance and daily life, including market and harvest scenes, became popular subject matter in European art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Collectors preferred these visual representations of abundance and prosperity because they offered highly detailed depictions of everyday life. In this gallery, a painting by Louise Moillon offers a view of a French market stall.
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Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett

Artist

Unknown, Northern European

Artist

Hans Bol

Flemish, 1534 - 1593
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Publisher

Philips Galle

Flemish, 1537-1612
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