KESSEL, Jan van, I
(b. 1626, Antwerpen, d. 1679, Antwerpen)

Still-Life with a Monkey Stealing Fruit

1660s
Oil on copper, 23 x 33 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

This piece belongs to a series of paintings on copper. Van Kessel was known for still-lifes and animal paintings. In this series, he combined his specialities.