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Philips Angel I (bapt. 14 September 1616 - (after?) October 1683) was a
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Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 7 Jun. 2014 He was mainly a still life painter. Due to confusion resulting from the signatures and dates which he added to his paintings it is difficult to determine the development of his art with its divergent subgenres, especially his sober still lifes with food, dishes and kitchen-objects sometimes known as ''ontbijtjes'' (Dutch for 'breakfast pieces'). His works fall into three main groups: barn interiors with an emphasis on the still life element, 'ontbijtjes' and still lifes with dead fowl. The influence of François Ryckhals can be seen in the first two groups. Ryckhals may have been Angel's teacher in Middelburg. His 'ontbijtjes' show the influence of Haarlem painters such as Floris van Dyck in their tendency to build compositions from individually studied components and in the rendering of various details. The still lifes with dead fowl belong to his best works and are similar to the game pieces of the Flemish painters
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Philips Angel I (bapt. 14 September 1616 - (after?) October 1683) was a Dutch
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painter of still lifes.
Biography
Philips Angel I left his nativeMiddelburg Middelburg may refer to:
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in 1639 to establish himself as a still life painter in Haarlem. He entered the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
The Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke was first a Christian, and later a city Guild for various trades falling under the patron saints Luke the Evangelist and Saint Eligius.
History
During the lifetime of Geertgen tot Sint Jans, there was probably a ...
in 1639 and was still mentioned as a member in 1643.Philips Angel Iat the
Netherlands Institute for Art History
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He returned to Middelburg at least in 1652 and remained there until his death.
Philips Angel I's life and work are often mixed up with those of a relative (presumably a cousin), the contemporary painter of the same name (referred to as Philips Angel II or Philips Angel van Leiden), born in 1618 in Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wi ...
. Philips Angel II was active as a painter in Leiden from 1637 to 1645, then sailed to Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Batavia was the capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area corresponds to present-day Jakarta, Indonesia. Batavia can refer to the city proper or its suburbs and hinterland, the Ommelanden, which included the much-larger area of the Residen ...
where he died after 11 July 1664.at the
Netherlands Institute for Art History
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...
Work
Approximately 30 paintings are currently attributed to Philips Angel I, some with dates between 1642 and 1664 or 1668."Angel, Philips (i).Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 7 Jun. 2014 He was mainly a still life painter. Due to confusion resulting from the signatures and dates which he added to his paintings it is difficult to determine the development of his art with its divergent subgenres, especially his sober still lifes with food, dishes and kitchen-objects sometimes known as ''ontbijtjes'' (Dutch for 'breakfast pieces'). His works fall into three main groups: barn interiors with an emphasis on the still life element, 'ontbijtjes' and still lifes with dead fowl. The influence of François Ryckhals can be seen in the first two groups. Ryckhals may have been Angel's teacher in Middelburg. His 'ontbijtjes' show the influence of Haarlem painters such as Floris van Dyck in their tendency to build compositions from individually studied components and in the rendering of various details. The still lifes with dead fowl belong to his best works and are similar to the game pieces of the Flemish painters
Jan Fyt
Jan Fijt or Johannes Fijt (or Fyt) (19 August 1609 – 11 September 1661) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and etcher. One of the leading animaliers of the 17th century, he was known for his refined depictions of animals and his lush h ...
and Alexander Adriaenssen. These works demonstrate Angel's skill at painting fur and feathers.
Works
* A still-life, signed P. Angel, 1660 — is in the Berlin Museum. * Still-life with crayfish, Museum Bredius * Still-life with dead birds on a table, 1649, Old Town Hall of Middelburg (NL)Still life
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Angel, Philips 1616 births 1680s deaths Year of death missing Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Middelburg Painters from Haarlem Dutch still life painters