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Pieter Claesz, born in Berchem around 1597, was a famous Dutch painter specializing in the depiction of still lifes. He was a highly respected artist who spent his entire life in Haarlem, where he lived and worked until his death around 1661.
Claesz's most famous works mainly concern banquets or small breakfasts, in which objects are represented in a detailed and precise way. Read the full biography

Pieter Claesz, born in Berchem around 1597, was a famous Dutch painter specializing in the depiction of still lifes. He was a highly respected artist who spent his entire life in Haarlem, where he lived and worked until his death around 1661.
Claesz's most famous works mainly concern banquets or small breakfasts, in which objects are represented in a detailed and precise way. His compositions are rigorous and sober in tone, but illuminated by a light that gives a delicate touch to metals and crystals. The artist's main goal was to make the materials as realistic as possible and capture the reflected light accurately.
Claesz died in Haarlem around 1661.