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Viewable in
Gallery 32
Also in gallery 32
Landscape with the Dawn of Civilisation
Cornelis van Dalem, 1560 - 1570
Also in exhibition De ontdekking van het dagelijks leven - van Bosch tot Bruegel (2015)
Landscape with Adam and Eve, Lamenting over the Dead Body of Abel
Anonymous, 1560 - 1570
Also in gallery 32
Portrait of Gemma Frisius
Maarten van Heemskerck, 1540 - 1545
Also in gallery 32
The Flood
Jheronimus Bosch, c. 1515
The Pancake Bakery
Pieter Aertsen (in 1560)
In the 16th century pancakes and waffles were typical Shrovetide fare. The figures may be preparing for the coming festivities, but they do not look very happy. The painting may have hung in the dining room of a wealthy citizen in Antwerp or Amsterdam. The peasants’ frugal meal would have stood in stark contrast to the lavish dinners that took place there.
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Specifications
| Title | The Pancake Bakery |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type | Painting |
| Location | This object is on view in room 32 |
| Dimensions (general) |
Width : 169,3 cm Height : 87 cm |
| Makers |
Painter: Pieter Aertsen |
| Accession number | 1006 (OK) |
| Credits | Met steun van stadgenoten en legaat / With the support of citizens and bequest: J.P. van der Schilden 1926 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1926 |
| Age maker | About 52 years old |
| Exhibitions | Van Eyck tot Bruegel (1994) De ontdekking van het dagelijks leven - van Bosch tot Bruegel (2015) |
| Research | Alma |
| Material | Panel > Worked wood > Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique |
| Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique | |
| Object | Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the maker
Pieter Aertsen
Amsterdam circa 1508 - Amsterdam 1575
