Musée No:318.033 Size:A4 - 297mm x 210mm "Africa has been conquered

"Africa has been conquered

and Director of the Jardin botanique de l’Université de Liège

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He had strong opinions and odd habits

Musée No:318.033 Size:A4 - 297mm x 210mm "Africa has been conqueredStill Life With A Fish Artist: Pieter Claesz Date: 1674 Pieter Claesz (c. 1597 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of still lifes. He was born near Antwerp, where he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1620. He also moved to Haarlem in 1620 where he and Willem Claeszoon Heda, who also worked there, were the most important artists of "ontbijt" or the dinner piece. They painted with subdued, virtually monochromatic palettes, the subtle handling