Still-Life
by BORCHT, Hendrik van der, the Elder, Oil on panel, 24 x 35 cm
This still-life consists of ancient coins, glassware and pots on a table-top with an oil lamp. Three further extant still-lifes of similarly composed compositions by Van der Borcht the Elder are known, all closely related to this intimate panel. One, a larger work of circular format is in the Hermitage, another in the Historisches Museum, Frankfurt, and a third in a private collection. Several objects from van der Borcht’s personal collection appear in more than one of his still life’s: the thin glass vase, the earthenware bowl, and some of the coins.
The panel is signed and dated lower left: HVBorcht pinxit 1630.