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Cornelis Saftleven

62 works

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

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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

Dim kitchen interior with a man at a chimney, scattered barrels, clay jugs, a cabbage and a duck on the floor.

Køkkeninteriør

1622-1681

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

Søndagsbarnets syn

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

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

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

Etching of a curled-up dog resting its head on its paws beside a small shrub, with fine hatched lines shaping the fur.

Liggende hond met vlekken

1617

Etching of a striped cat lying on a mound, head turned toward the viewer, with a faint distant landscape at left.

Liggende poes

1617

Etching of a seated tabby cat looking forward beside a broken tree stump, with a flat landscape behind.

Zittende poes

1617

Etching of a crouching rooster with a fanned tail of long feathers, resting on grassy ground in a plain rectangular frame.

Zittende haan

1617

Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681) was a painter and graphic artist. Cornelis Saftleven was born in Gorinchem and died in Rotterdam. Browse 62 works by Cornelis Saftleven from 14 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata