Biography of willem kalf
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Willem Kalf
| One of the most famous Dutch still life painters. Country: Netherlands |
Content:
- Willem Kalf: Master Dutch Still Life Painter
- Early Life and Apprenticeship
- Parisian Breakthrough
- Invention of the Pronkstilleven
- Parisian Masterpiece
- Amsterdam and Exoticism
- Master of Light and Shadow
- Later Years and Legacy
Willem Kalf: Master Dutch Still Life Painter
Willem Kalf was one of the most renowned Dutch still life masters of the 17th century.
Early Life and Apprenticeship
Born as the sixth child of a wealthy Rotterdam cloth merchant and city council member, Kalf's father passed away when he was only six years old in 1625.
His mother continued the family business with limited success. There are no records of his artistic training, but it is speculated that he may have studied under Hendrick Pot of Haarlem, where Kalf's relatives resided.
Parisian Breakthrough
In 1638, shortly before his mother's death, Kalf left his hometown for The Hague.
He subsequen