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Cornelis Saftleven

66 works

Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681) was a painter and graphic artist.

Cornelis Saftleven was born in Gorinchem and died in Rotterdam. Browse 66 works by Cornelis Saftleven from 17 museums. Every work here links to the museum that holds it, and anyone can save it at up to 2,500 pixels on the long side without paying. Source: Wikidata

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Painting of animals dressed as scholars in a ruined hall, with a goat lecturing, a cat with a quill, and a skeleton on a pill

College of Animals

1655

Heads of Sheep

1607

Painting of a woman with a milk pail beside a cow, with sheep and a goat resting near a thatched barn under a cloudy sky.

Vieh und Bäuerin mit Melkeimer

Painting of a pastoral landscape with a shepherd piping, cattle, sheep, ducks, roosters and a goat by a pond under a cloudy s

Landschap met dieren

1652

Painting of an angel appearing in clouds to kneeling shepherds, with sheep, goats and a dog in a stormy landscape.

The annunciation to the shepherd

1630

Painting of a bearded man seated among many animals, an elephant and lion, with a fiery hellscape visible at right.

Satire op de berechting van Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

1663

Interior of a Kitchen

Interior of a Kitchen

1622-1681

Night scene of flying witches, demons, and a sorcerer with candles and a pentagram above a town with a dragon-topped tower.

The Vision of the Sunday Child

1660

Dark painting of a witch riding a white goat at left, surrounded by leaping demonic figures, a black dog, and a toad.

A Witches' Sabbath

c. 1650

Painting of men drinking and playing music outside a rustic tavern, with dogs, a cat, and a goat, and a cart in the distance.

Gezelschap voor een dorpsherberg

1642

Painting of a tavern scene where a surgeon in a gold coat treats a seated patient's shoulder while onlookers drink and smoke.

Die Schulteroperation

1636

Oil painting of a naked, emaciated man on straw tormented by winged demons, with a burning city in the distance.

Hiob, von bösen Geistern geplagt

1631

Painting of villagers drinking, playing cards and violin outside a ruined inn, with dogs, a cat and a goat in the foreground.

Figures before a Village Inn

1642

Painting of an angel appearing in clouds to kneeling shepherds with sheep and goats in a dark landscape.

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

1655

Oil painting of a herdsman with cattle, sheep, a goat, ducks and a rooster beside a pond under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Herdsman, Cattle and Poultry

1652

Painting of a seated man in dark robes surrounded by animals including an elephant, lion, and donkey playing violin, with a f

Satire on the Trial of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

1663

Oval portrait of a bearded man with a furrowed brow and white ruff collar against a dark background.

Portret van Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

1663

Painting of a boy in a red jacket leaning on a fence, watching two goats, one resting in the foreground beside a tree.

Jongen die naar een geit en een bok kijkt

1630

Painting of two pigs lying on a brick floor in a stable-like interior, one dark and one pale, with a wooden beam above.

Two Pigs

1657

Painting of Orpheus and Eurydice among demons and winged creatures in a fiery underworld landscape.

Orphée et Eurydice aux Enfers - Cornelis Saftleven - MM 1938E288

1650

Tavern scene with a bagpiper, a woman in a white headcloth, and men at a table, with an egg on the floor.

The egg dance

1637

Interior scene of animal-headed figures at a notary's counter, with a scribe writing, hanging meats and scattered papers.

Satire on Litigious Farmers

1629

Painting of a dim tavern with a bagpipe player, an old woman, a smoking man at a table, and a standing man by a barrel.

Scene in a tavern

1637

Painting of herdsmen and cattle resting in a pastoral landscape beneath a large tree, with a distant town and warm sky.

Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle

1660

Dim rustic kitchen with barrels, jugs and a basket in front, and a seated man bent over in the room beyond.

A kitchen interior with a figure seated in the adjoining room

1680

Job seated on a dunghill among ruins, with his wife gesturing at left and three bearded friends at right under a stormy sky.

Job seated on a dunghill between his wife and his three friends (Job 1-42)

1650

Dim barn interior with kitchen utensils, barrels and jugs in front, a woman and child working by a tub at right.

A barn interior with a still life with kitchen utensils in the foreground, together with a woman and a child preparin…

1630

Drawing of a snarling lion stepping forward with lowered head, raised tail and shaded mane, in brown wash and chalk.

Lion

c. 1620 - c. 1630

Ink and watercolor drawing of a brown horse with lowered head standing on a mound among grass, dated 1655.

Horse Standing on a Mound

1655

Watercolor drawing of a vaulted cellar with owls, roosters, bats, mice, a monkey in red, and a hooded figure at a curtain.

An Enchanted Cellar with Animals

about 1655-1670

Drawing of a snarling lion lying down, mouth open showing teeth, rendered in brown and red chalk and wash.

A Lion Snarling

about 1625-1633

Etching of a dog curled up asleep on the ground, head tucked low, shaded with fine hatched lines.

Slapende hond

1617